Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.1
Date 2015.06.18
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/3R4/2p1P3/5p2/3P1K2/3r1P2/8 b - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bd7
  11. 11.Nd4 Qd6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Bxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Rc1 Qa6
  15. 15.Qb3 b6
  16. 16.Rc4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rd7
  18. 18.a3 Rad8
  19. 19.Rf4 Bf6
  20. 20.h4 Qb7
  21. 21.Rc2 Qb8
  22. 22.Rf3 Rd5
  23. 23.Bg5 Qd6
  24. 24.Bxf6 exf6
  25. 25.Qa4 a5
  26. 26.Qf4 f5
  27. 27.Qxd6 R8xd6
  28. 28.Rf4 Rd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Kg2 Kg7
  31. 31.Rc3 Kf6
  32. 32.e3 Rd6
  33. 33.Kf3 Ke5
  34. 34.a4 Kd5
  35. 35.Ke2 Rd7
  36. 36.Kd2 h6
  37. 37.Rc1 Kc6
  38. 38.Kc3 b5
  39. 39.axb5+ Kxb5
  40. 40.b3 g5
  41. 41.hxg5 hxg5
  42. 42.Rh1 Ra7
  43. 43.Rh7 f4
  44. 44.gxf4 gxf4
  45. 45.e4 a4
  46. 46.bxa4+ Rxa4
  47. 47.Rxf7 Ra3+
  48. 48.Kd2 Ra2+
  49. 49.Ke1 Ra3
  50. 50.Ke2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kf3 Rd2
  52. 52.Rd7 Kc6
  53. 53.Rd5 Kb6
  54. 54.e5 Kc6
  55. 55.Rd8 Kc7
  56. 56.Rd6

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