Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Ultimate Blitz Challenge · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Ultimate Blitz Challenge
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 13.1
Date 2016.04.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/5kpQ/p3p2p/3p4/3P1q2/P4R2/5PP1/5K2 b - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.a3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.Nf3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Na5
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.b4 Qb6
  15. 15.Qa4 a6
  16. 16.Bd3 cxb4
  17. 17.Nd4 b3
  18. 18.Rab1 Qc5
  19. 19.Nxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Qd7 Rf6
  21. 21.Be5 Rd8
  22. 22.Qa4 Rf7
  23. 23.Qg4 Nc4
  24. 24.Bd4 Qd6
  25. 25.Qh5 h6
  26. 26.Qg6 Bf6
  27. 27.Rxb3 Bxd4
  28. 28.exd4 Nd2
  29. 29.Rc3 Nxf1
  30. 30.Qh7+ Kf8
  31. 31.Bg6 Qxh2+
  32. 32.Kxf1 Qf4
  33. 33.Bxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.Rf3

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