Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Fabiano Caruana
Result	1-0
Event	GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	12.4
Date	2016.06.20
Opening	Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/2pR3p/1p1p1pp1/p2P4/PPQ2PP1/2P5/2q2N1P/6K1 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d6
2. 2.e4 Nf6
3. 3.Nc3 g6
4. 4.d4 Bg7
5. 5.Be2 O-O
6. 6.O-O a6
7. 7.a4 Nc6
8. 8.Re1 b6
9. 9.d5 Nb4
10. 10.Nb1 a5
11. 11.c3 Na6
12. 12.Nd4 Nc5
13. 13.f3 Bd7
14. 14.Bb5 e6
15. 15.Nc6 Bxc6
16. 16.Bxc6 Rb8
17. 17.Be3 Nfd7
18. 18.Bd4 Ne5
19. 19.Bb5 Qg5
20. 20.Rf1 Qh4
21. 21.Nd2 exd5
22. 22.exd5 Ned3
23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
24. 24.Bxd3 Nxd3
25. 25.Ne4 Nc5
26. 26.Qd4+ f6
27. 27.Rae1 Qf4
28. 28.b4 Nd7
29. 29.g3 Qf5
30. 30.f4 Rbe8
31. 31.Qc4 Rg8
32. 32.Nf2 Rxe1
33. 33.Rxe1 Rc8
34. 34.g4 Qc2
35. 35.Re7+ Kg8
36. 36.Rxd7

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