Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.22
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B02)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rR1k1/5p2/3P2p1/1P2Qp1p/7P/6P1/2q2P1K/8 b - - 6 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nb6
  5. 5.Bb3 Nc6
  6. 6.exd6 cxd6
  7. 7.O-O g6
  8. 8.d4 Bg7
  9. 9.c3 O-O
  10. 10.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Bh6 Re8
  13. 13.Nd2 a5
  14. 14.Nf3 Bf6
  15. 15.a4 Bg4
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Qe2 Qb6
  19. 19.Bc4 Nc5
  20. 20.Bb5 Red8
  21. 21.Be3 Qc7
  22. 22.Bd4 Nb3
  23. 23.Bxf6 exf6
  24. 24.Rae1 Nc5
  25. 25.Qf3 Kg7
  26. 26.Re3 Qb6
  27. 27.Re7 Na6
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.Rfe1 Nc7
  30. 30.c4 Nxb5
  31. 31.axb5 Qd4
  32. 32.Rxb7 Qxb2
  33. 33.Ree7 Rf8
  34. 34.Qe4 a4
  35. 35.g3 f5
  36. 36.Qe6 Qf6
  37. 37.Ra7 Rxa7
  38. 38.Rxa7 Qa1+
  39. 39.Kg2 a3
  40. 40.Qxd6 Qd4
  41. 41.Rxa3 Qe4+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qxc4
  43. 43.Qe5+ Kh7
  44. 44.d6 Rd8
  45. 45.Ra7 Kg8
  46. 46.Re7 Qc2
  47. 47.Re8+

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