Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Blitz 2015 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1
Date 2015.11.15
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

B4r2/KP5p/3k4/8/4b3/8/4p1p1/6R1 w - - 8 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 d5
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 Ne4
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.Nfd2 Bf5
  9. 9.Nxe4 Bxe4
  10. 10.f3 Bf5
  11. 11.e4 dxe4
  12. 12.fxe4 Bg4
  13. 13.Qd3 Bxd4+
  14. 14.Bxd4 Qxd4+
  15. 15.Qxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.Rf4 Nxe5
  18. 18.Na3 Rad8
  19. 19.Bxb7 g5
  20. 20.Rf2 d3
  21. 21.cxd3 Nxd3
  22. 22.Rc2 Ne5
  23. 23.Rf1 f6
  24. 24.Bg2 Rc8
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 Rd8
  27. 27.h3 Rd1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Bf5
  29. 29.Re2 Bd3
  30. 30.Rb2 Ba6
  31. 31.Ke3 Re1+
  32. 32.Kd4 Nd3
  33. 33.Rd2 e5+
  34. 34.Kc3 Rc1+
  35. 35.Rc2 Rg1
  36. 36.Rd2 Ne1
  37. 37.Bd5+ Kg7
  38. 38.g4 Rg3+
  39. 39.Kb4 Rxh3
  40. 40.Ka5 Bd3
  41. 41.Rd1 Nc2
  42. 42.Nxc2 Bxc2
  43. 43.Rc1 Rh2
  44. 44.b4 e4
  45. 45.Re1 Bd3
  46. 46.a4 f5
  47. 47.gxf5 Kf6
  48. 48.b5 g4
  49. 49.Ka6 Ke5
  50. 50.Bc6 Ra2
  51. 51.a5 g3
  52. 52.Kxa7 Rxa5+
  53. 53.Kb6 Ra2
  54. 54.Kc7 Ra7+
  55. 55.Kb8 Rg7
  56. 56.b6 g2
  57. 57.Rg1 Kd6
  58. 58.Ba8 Rg8+
  59. 59.Ka7 e3
  60. 60.f6 e2
  61. 61.f7 Rf8
  62. 62.b7 Rxf7
  63. 63.Kb6 Rf8
  64. 64.Ka7 Rf7
  65. 65.Kb6 Rf8
  66. 66.Ka7 Be4

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