Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Ultimate Blitz Challenge · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Ultimate Blitz Challenge
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2016.04.28
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/p7/P1k5/B7/1K6/n1N5 b - - 7 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 f5
  4. 4.h4 Nf6
  5. 5.h5 d6
  6. 6.hxg6 hxg6
  7. 7.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.e3 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Bf7
  12. 12.f4 Qc7
  13. 13.Bh4 e5
  14. 14.Nh3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Ng5 Bg8
  16. 16.fxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.O-O-O exd4
  18. 18.exd4 Ng4
  19. 19.Nf3 Re8
  20. 20.Re1 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Qxe1 Qf4+
  22. 22.Kb1 Qe3
  23. 23.Qd1 Bf6
  24. 24.Bxf6 Nf2
  25. 25.Qc2 Qxd3
  26. 26.Bh4 Qxc2+
  27. 27.Kxc2 Ng4
  28. 28.Kd3 a6
  29. 29.b3 b5
  30. 30.Ne2 bxc4+
  31. 31.bxc4 Nb6
  32. 32.Nd2 Bf7
  33. 33.Nf4 Kd7
  34. 34.Nh3 Bg8
  35. 35.Nf2 Nxf2+
  36. 36.Bxf2 Nc8
  37. 37.Nf3 Nd6
  38. 38.Ne5+ Kc7
  39. 39.Bh4 Kb7
  40. 40.Be7 Ne4
  41. 41.Ke3 g5
  42. 42.g4 Ng3
  43. 43.Kf3 Ne4
  44. 44.gxf5 Nd2+
  45. 45.Kg4 Nxc4
  46. 46.Kxg5 Ne3
  47. 47.a4 Kb6
  48. 48.Bd8+ Kb7
  49. 49.f6 Nc2
  50. 50.f7 Bxf7
  51. 51.Nxf7 Nxd4
  52. 52.Nd6+ Kb8
  53. 53.Kf6 c5
  54. 54.Bb6 Nc2
  55. 55.Ke6 Nd4+
  56. 56.Kd7 Nb3
  57. 57.Kc6 c4
  58. 58.Nxc4 Kc8
  59. 59.Ba7 Nc1
  60. 60.Ne5 Nb3
  61. 61.Be3 Na1
  62. 62.Nd3 Nc2
  63. 63.Bc5 Na1
  64. 64.Kd5 Kb7
  65. 65.Kc4 a5
  66. 66.Kc3 Kc6
  67. 67.Kb2 Kd5
  68. 68.Ba3 Kc4
  69. 69.Nc1

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