Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2021
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.1
Date 2021.08.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/5p1p/8/4kp2/1R6/8/PP3P1P/5K2 b - - 5 43

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.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d5
  8. 8.d4 dxe4
  9. 9.dxe5 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 exf3
  11. 11.exf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Be4 Bd7
  13. 13.Nd2 fxg2
  14. 14.Nb3 Bb6
  15. 15.Nd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Bf4 Rhe8
  18. 18.Bxg2 Ne7
  19. 19.Rac1 c6
  20. 20.d5 Kb7
  21. 21.Rc5 cxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5+ Bc6
  23. 23.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  24. 24.Rxd8 Nxd8
  25. 25.Rc7+ Kb6
  26. 26.Rd7 b4
  27. 27.Kf1 Kb5
  28. 28.Be3 Kc6
  29. 29.Ra7 Kd5
  30. 30.Ra8 Rf8
  31. 31.Bh6 Re8
  32. 32.Bd2 Kc5
  33. 33.Be3+ Kb5
  34. 34.Rb8+ Kc6
  35. 35.Rxb4 Ne6
  36. 36.Rb6+ Kd5
  37. 37.Rxa6 f5
  38. 38.Ra5+ Ke4
  39. 39.Ke2 Nf4+
  40. 40.Bxf4 Kxf4+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rc8
  42. 42.Ra4+ Ke5
  43. 43.Rb4

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