Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 11.4
Date 2019.08.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/2p3Pk/4NK2/1p3n2/1Pr5/8/8 b - - 4 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.a5 d6
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Rb8
  12. 12.Nc4 Ne7
  13. 13.Ng5 Bd7
  14. 14.Be3 Bxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 Ng6
  16. 16.Bc4 Bb5
  17. 17.Nf3 Bxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Re8
  19. 19.Re1 d5
  20. 20.Ncd2 c6
  21. 21.g3 Rb5
  22. 22.Nb3 h6
  23. 23.Qe2 Nd7
  24. 24.d4 Qf6
  25. 25.exd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Nfd2 Rb5
  27. 27.Rad1 Re6
  28. 28.Ne4 Qe7
  29. 29.Nec5 Nxc5
  30. 30.dxc5 Kh7
  31. 31.Qe4 Rb8
  32. 32.Rd3 Rf8
  33. 33.Rf3 Kg8
  34. 34.Rd1 Qc7
  35. 35.Rfd3 Ne7
  36. 36.Rd6 Nd5
  37. 37.Rxe6 fxe6
  38. 38.Nc1 Qxa5
  39. 39.Nd3 Rf5
  40. 40.g4 Rf6
  41. 41.Qxe5 Qb5
  42. 42.b3 Qb7
  43. 43.f4 Qf7
  44. 44.Rf1 Qg6
  45. 45.Kh2 a5
  46. 46.Ra1 Qf7
  47. 47.Kg3 Qa7
  48. 48.g5 hxg5
  49. 49.fxg5 Rf5
  50. 50.Qxe6+ Qf7
  51. 51.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  52. 52.h4 Ne3
  53. 53.Rxa5 Nf1+
  54. 54.Kh3 Ne3
  55. 55.Ra7+ Kg6
  56. 56.Re7 Rf3+
  57. 57.Kh2 Kh5
  58. 58.Ne5 Rf2+
  59. 59.Kg3 Rxc2
  60. 60.Rf7 Rxc5
  61. 61.Nd3 Nf5+
  62. 62.Kf4 Rc3
  63. 63.Ne5 Nxh4
  64. 64.Rxg7 Ng2+
  65. 65.Kf5 Ne3+
  66. 66.Ke6 Nd5
  67. 67.g6 Nf4+
  68. 68.Kf5 Kh6
  69. 69.Rh7#

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