Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

World Blitz 2022 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2022
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 6.2
Date 2022.12.29
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q1b1k/5bpp/1PP5/8/3B4/4Q2P/4B1P1/6K1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.a3 c6
  3. 3.d4 e4
  4. 4.d5 f5
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.dxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bf4 Nf6
  8. 8.e3 Be7
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.Nge2 a5
  11. 11.Nd4 Bd7
  12. 12.c5 d5
  13. 13.b4 Na6
  14. 14.Rb1 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 Nc7
  16. 16.Be2 Ne6
  17. 17.Be5 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Be6
  19. 19.O-O Nd7
  20. 20.f4 exf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 Qc7
  22. 22.Ne2 Ne5
  23. 23.Nf4 Bf7
  24. 24.b5 Ra5
  25. 25.b6 Qb8
  26. 26.Qc2 Nc4
  27. 27.Nd3 f4
  28. 28.Qc3 Ra3
  29. 29.Rb3 Rxb3
  30. 30.Qxb3 fxe3
  31. 31.Nb4 Be8
  32. 32.Nxd5 cxd5
  33. 33.Bxd5+ Kh8
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  35. 35.Bxc4 e2
  36. 36.Bxe2 Qd8
  37. 37.Qe3 Bf7
  38. 38.c6

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