Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown 60m · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown 60m
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2016.11.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D57)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Rr4/3Pk3/2P1p3/6pp/5r2/8/P4P1P/4R1K1 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 exd5
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Rd8
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Qf6
  16. 16.d5 Ne7
  17. 17.c4 Bg4
  18. 18.Qb3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 Nf5
  20. 20.Qxb7 Nd6
  21. 21.Qc6 Rdc8
  22. 22.Qa6 g6
  23. 23.Rab1 Rd8
  24. 24.Qc6 Rdc8
  25. 25.Qa6 Rd8
  26. 26.Re3 Qd4
  27. 27.Be2 Nf5
  28. 28.Reb3 Nd6
  29. 29.Rd1 Qf6
  30. 30.Qa5 Re8
  31. 31.Bf1 Rec8
  32. 32.g3 Qf5
  33. 33.Qd2 h5
  34. 34.Ra3 Re8
  35. 35.Ra6 Ne4
  36. 36.Qf4 Qxf4
  37. 37.gxf4 Rab8
  38. 38.Rxa7 Nd6
  39. 39.Ra6 Nf5
  40. 40.Rc6 Re4
  41. 41.d6 Rd8
  42. 42.d7 Kf8
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rxf4
  44. 44.Bh3 Nd4
  45. 45.Rc8 Ke7
  46. 46.c5 g5
  47. 47.Re1+ Ne6
  48. 48.Bxe6 fxe6
  49. 49.c6

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