Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r4N/3q1p2/1k6/1p3B2/3p2P1/1p6/1P1n1B1P/K1R4R w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Bd2 Be7
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.O-O-O Nc6
  13. 13.Kb1 a6
  14. 14.Rc1 Nd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Rc8
  16. 16.Ne2 b5
  17. 17.e4 Nb6
  18. 18.exd5 exd5
  19. 19.Nf4 Qd6
  20. 20.Ne2 Nc4
  21. 21.Bf4 Qd7
  22. 22.g4 g5
  23. 23.Bf5 Qd8
  24. 24.Be3 Rc7
  25. 25.Ka1 g6
  26. 26.Bb1 Qd6
  27. 27.Bf2 Rc8
  28. 28.Bg3 Qd7
  29. 29.Qd3 a5
  30. 30.f4 a4
  31. 31.fxg5 Bxg5
  32. 32.Nf4 Bf6
  33. 33.Nxg6 Bxd4
  34. 34.Rce1+ Kd8
  35. 35.Qxd4 Nxd4
  36. 36.Nxh8 Nb3+
  37. 37.axb3 axb3
  38. 38.Bh4+ Kc7
  39. 39.Bf5 Nd2
  40. 40.Rc1+ Kb6
  41. 41.Bf2+ d4

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