Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 14.4
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2N5/5pk1/2P2pp1/3p1P2/6Pb/4PK2/2q5/5R2 w - - 3 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bb2 g6
  4. 4.Bxf6 exf6
  5. 5.e3 c6
  6. 6.d4 Bd6
  7. 7.g3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg2 Re8
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Nfd2 Bf8
  11. 11.c4 Na6
  12. 12.Nc3 Nc7
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.c5 h5
  15. 15.b4 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 Bh6
  17. 17.Rxa8 Qxa8
  18. 18.Qb3 Bf5
  19. 19.Qb2 Qc8
  20. 20.b5 h4
  21. 21.Re1 Bd3
  22. 22.bxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Nf3 h3
  24. 24.Bf1 Bxf1
  25. 25.Rxf1 Qf5
  26. 26.Qe2 Rb8
  27. 27.Nh4 Qe6
  28. 28.Qc2 Kg7
  29. 29.Nf3 Qg4
  30. 30.Nd2 Ne6
  31. 31.f4 Re8
  32. 32.Qd3 Kg8
  33. 33.Nd1 Bf8
  34. 34.Nf2 Qh5
  35. 35.Rc1 Ra8
  36. 36.g4 Qh6
  37. 37.Nf3 Be7
  38. 38.Re1 Bd8
  39. 39.Qf1 Ra3
  40. 40.Qxh3 Qf8
  41. 41.Qg3 Bc7
  42. 42.Qg2 Ra2
  43. 43.f5 Ng5
  44. 44.h4 Ne4
  45. 45.Rf1 Bg3
  46. 46.Nxe4 Rxg2+
  47. 47.Kxg2 dxe4
  48. 48.Nd2 Bxh4
  49. 49.Nxe4 Qd8
  50. 50.Nd6 Qb8
  51. 51.Kf3 Qb2
  52. 52.d5 cxd5
  53. 53.c6 Qc2
  54. 54.Nc8 Kg7

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