Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2020.04.27
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P7/2kn4/4K1p1/1P3pP1/7P/5N2 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bf5
  6. 6.g3 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qb3 Qb6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nc4 Qa6
  12. 12.Bf4 Nb6
  13. 13.Bd6 Rfe8
  14. 14.Nfd2 Rad8
  15. 15.Bxe7 Rxe7
  16. 16.e3 Nxc4
  17. 17.Nxc4 Be4
  18. 18.Rfc1 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Qc6+
  21. 21.Kg1 Qxc5
  22. 22.Qa3 Rc7
  23. 23.Qxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Nd6 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Rxc1 g5
  26. 26.Rc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.Nxc8 a6
  28. 28.Nd6 b5
  29. 29.Nb7 Kf8
  30. 30.Nc5 a5
  31. 31.Nb3 a4
  32. 32.Nd4 b4
  33. 33.Nc6 a3
  34. 34.b3 Nd5
  35. 35.f3 Nxe3
  36. 36.Nxb4 Nd1
  37. 37.Kf1 Nc3
  38. 38.Ke1 Ke7
  39. 39.Kd2 Nb5
  40. 40.Kd3 e5
  41. 41.Nc2 Ke6
  42. 42.Kc4 Nd6+
  43. 43.Kc5 h5
  44. 44.Nxa3 g4
  45. 45.fxg4 hxg4
  46. 46.Nc2 f5
  47. 47.Ne3 Ne4+
  48. 48.Kc6 Nf6
  49. 49.a4 f4
  50. 50.Nf1 f3
  51. 51.a5 Nd5
  52. 52.Kc5 e4
  53. 53.Kd4 Kd6
  54. 54.Kxe4 Kc5
  55. 55.a6

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