Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Ultimate Blitz Challenge · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Ultimate Blitz Challenge
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2016.04.28
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/1p1KPk2/8/P7/8 b - - 3 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.d4 Nc6
  8. 8.Nf3 e5
  9. 9.Bg5 Qg6
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.h5 Qd6
  13. 13.Be3 Nd7
  14. 14.Qa4 c6
  15. 15.Rd1 Be7
  16. 16.Bd3 Qc7
  17. 17.O-O O-O
  18. 18.Rfe1 cxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 Bd6
  20. 20.Nh4 Nf6
  21. 21.c4 b6
  22. 22.Bf5 Nxh5
  23. 23.Bxc8 Qxc8
  24. 24.Qc2 f5
  25. 25.Bc1 Qd7
  26. 26.Bb2 e4
  27. 27.Ng6 Rfe8
  28. 28.Qe2 Nf4
  29. 29.Nxf4 Bxf4
  30. 30.Qh5 Qf7
  31. 31.Qh3 Bd6
  32. 32.Ba3 Rad8
  33. 33.Bxd6 Rxd6
  34. 34.Re3 f4
  35. 35.Ree1 Rg6
  36. 36.d6 f3
  37. 37.d7 Rd8
  38. 38.g3 Re6
  39. 39.Kh2 Re7
  40. 40.Rd4 e3
  41. 41.Rxe3 Rxe3
  42. 42.fxe3 Qe7
  43. 43.Rd3 f2
  44. 44.Qf5 Rf8
  45. 45.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  46. 46.Rd1 Qd8
  47. 47.Kg2 Kf7
  48. 48.Kxf2 Ke6
  49. 49.Ke2 h5
  50. 50.Rd5 g5
  51. 51.Kf3 Qf6+
  52. 52.Ke4 Qd8
  53. 53.Re5+ Kd6
  54. 54.Rd5+ Kc6
  55. 55.Kf5 h4
  56. 56.gxh4 gxh4
  57. 57.Kg4 a6
  58. 58.e4 Kc7
  59. 59.Kh3 Qxd7+
  60. 60.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  61. 61.Kxh4 Ke6
  62. 62.Kg3 Ke5
  63. 63.Kf3 b5
  64. 64.cxb5 axb5
  65. 65.Ke3 b4
  66. 66.Kd3 Kf4
  67. 67.Kd4

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