Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2022 · English Opening · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.1
Date 2022.08.28
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3r3k/8/2P5/5p2/4K3/3B3r/3R4 w - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.a3 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bg5 Bc7
  6. 6.Nc3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 d6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Bf5
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Qb3 Rb8
  13. 13.Rad1 e4
  14. 14.Nd2 g5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bg6
  16. 16.Rde1 h5
  17. 17.f3 exf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 h4
  19. 19.Bf2 Nf8
  20. 20.e4 Ne6
  21. 21.Qd1 c5
  22. 22.d5 Nd4
  23. 23.Be3 Re5
  24. 24.Be2 Qe7
  25. 25.Nf3 Nxf3+
  26. 26.gxf3 Nh5
  27. 27.Bd3 Ba5
  28. 28.Qc1 Qf6
  29. 29.Re2 Nf4
  30. 30.Rd2 h3
  31. 31.Bf2 a6
  32. 32.a4 Ree8
  33. 33.Bb1 b5
  34. 34.cxb5 axb5
  35. 35.axb5 Bxc3
  36. 36.Qxc3 Qxc3
  37. 37.bxc3 Rxb5
  38. 38.Be3 Ra8
  39. 39.Ba2 Ra3
  40. 40.Bc4 Rb8
  41. 41.Rc1 Kg7
  42. 42.Kf2 Kf6
  43. 43.Rdc2 Ke5
  44. 44.Rg1 Kf6
  45. 45.Kg3 Ra4
  46. 46.Bf1 Nxd5
  47. 47.Bc1 Nf4
  48. 48.Bxh3 d5
  49. 49.Bg4 dxe4
  50. 50.fxe4 Rxe4
  51. 51.Rf2 Rb3
  52. 52.Bd2 Ke5
  53. 53.Bf3 Rc4
  54. 54.Re1+ Kd6
  55. 55.Rff1 Rb2
  56. 56.Rd1 Ke7
  57. 57.Rfe1+ Kf6
  58. 58.Re8 Bh5
  59. 59.Bxh5 Nxh5+
  60. 60.Kf3 Rh4
  61. 61.Rc8 Rh3+
  62. 62.Kg4 Rh4+
  63. 63.Kf3 Rxh2
  64. 64.Rc6+ Kg7
  65. 65.Bxg5 Rbf2+
  66. 66.Ke4 Ng3+
  67. 67.Kd3 Rh5
  68. 68.Rxc5 Rf3+
  69. 69.Kd4 Nf5+
  70. 70.Rxf5 Rxf5
  71. 71.Bd2 Rd5+
  72. 72.Ke4 Kh7
  73. 73.c4 Rd7
  74. 74.Ke3 Rh3+
  75. 75.Ke2 Rh2+
  76. 76.Ke3 f5
  77. 77.c5 f4+

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