Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.16
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6b1/8/P3pN2/4P3/5QPK/8/q7 b - - 8 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 O-O
  5. 5.e3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.c4 b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Qe7
  12. 12.Rac1 Rfd8
  13. 13.Ba3 Rac8
  14. 14.cxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Ba6 Bxa6
  16. 16.Qxa6 Rc7
  17. 17.Ne4 f5
  18. 18.Nc3 Nxc3
  19. 19.Rxc3 Nf6
  20. 20.Rcc1 Ne4
  21. 21.dxc5 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 bxc5
  23. 23.g3 h6
  24. 24.Kg2 Kh7
  25. 25.Qc4 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb5 Rd8
  27. 27.Bxc5 Nxc5
  28. 28.Rxd8 Qxd8
  29. 29.Qxc5 Qa8
  30. 30.Qe7 e5
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.b4 a6
  33. 33.a4 Qc6
  34. 34.a5 Kh6
  35. 35.Qg5+ Kh7
  36. 36.Qd8 Qe4
  37. 37.Qd6 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 h4
  39. 39.Qd1 hxg3
  40. 40.fxg3 Qxb4
  41. 41.Nh4 Qg4
  42. 42.Qd3 Qxg5
  43. 43.Nxf5 Qg6
  44. 44.e4 Bf8
  45. 45.Qd7+ Kh8
  46. 46.Qd8 Qf7
  47. 47.Qa8 Qa2+
  48. 48.Kh3 Qf7
  49. 49.Qxa6 Qh5+
  50. 50.Nh4 Qd1
  51. 51.Qf6+ Bg7
  52. 52.Qf3 Qa1
  53. 53.Nf5

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