Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4k2p/2r1NNpP/5nP1/5PK1/8/8 w - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Be7
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.b4 e5
  9. 9.d5 a5
  10. 10.Rb1 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 c6
  12. 12.O-O cxd5
  13. 13.cxd5 Nb6
  14. 14.Nb3 Nbxd5
  15. 15.exd5 e4
  16. 16.Re1 exd3
  17. 17.Qxd3 Re8
  18. 18.Bg5 h6
  19. 19.Bh4 Bd7
  20. 20.Na5 Qb6
  21. 21.Qd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Nxd5
  23. 23.Bxe7 Rxe7
  24. 24.Rxe7 Nxe7
  25. 25.Nxb7 Nd5
  26. 26.Nxd6 Nxb4
  27. 27.h3 Rb8
  28. 28.Rc1 Nd5
  29. 29.Rc5 Nf6
  30. 30.Rc7 Rb6
  31. 31.Nc4 Rb1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Rc1
  33. 33.g4 g5
  34. 34.f3 Kg7
  35. 35.Kg3 Rc3
  36. 36.Kf2 Rd3
  37. 37.Ne2 Be6
  38. 38.Ne5 Rd5
  39. 39.Nc6 Rc5
  40. 40.Ned4 Bd7
  41. 41.Kg3 Kf8
  42. 42.h4 Ke8
  43. 43.h5 Nd5
  44. 44.Rxd7 Kxd7
  45. 45.Ne5+ Ke8
  46. 46.Nf5 Nf4
  47. 47.Nd6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Nf5+ Ke6

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