Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2021 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2021
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.2
Date 2021.08.15
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/1P4p1/2k5/1R3p1p/pK5P/P5P1/5P2/8 b - - 3 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Nxe4
  6. 6.Qxe4 Nd7
  7. 7.d4 Nf6
  8. 8.Qf4 Nd5
  9. 9.Qd2 Bf5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 e6
  12. 12.O-O Bd6
  13. 13.c4 Ne7
  14. 14.b3 O-O
  15. 15.Bb2 Qa5
  16. 16.a3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qe2 Qh5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nf5
  19. 19.Rad1 Re8
  20. 20.d5 cxd5
  21. 21.cxd5 e5
  22. 22.Qe4 Nh6
  23. 23.h3 f6
  24. 24.Qa4 Qf7
  25. 25.Nd2 a6
  26. 26.Ne4 Rad8
  27. 27.Qc4 Nf5
  28. 28.Rd2 Bf8
  29. 29.Qd3 Rd7
  30. 30.Qf3 Nh4
  31. 31.Qg3 Ng6
  32. 32.Red1 Red8
  33. 33.d6 f5
  34. 34.Ng5 Qf6
  35. 35.b4 Re8
  36. 36.Qb3+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nf3 Rxd6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Bxd6
  39. 39.Qd5 Bf8
  40. 40.Qxb7 h6
  41. 41.Re1 Kh7
  42. 42.g3 Qd6
  43. 43.Qf7 Qe6
  44. 44.Qxe6 Rxe6
  45. 45.Nxe5 a5
  46. 46.b5 a4
  47. 47.Kf1 Rb6
  48. 48.Nxg6 Kxg6
  49. 49.Re5 Rb7
  50. 50.Rd5 Be7
  51. 51.h4 h5
  52. 52.Ke2 Rb8
  53. 53.Kd3 Rc8
  54. 54.b6 Rb8
  55. 55.Rb5 Kf7
  56. 56.b7 Ke6
  57. 57.Be5 Bd6
  58. 58.Bxd6 Kxd6
  59. 59.Kc4 Kc6
  60. 60.Kb4

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