Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 8.3
Date 2022.06.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p2r1k2/4R1p1/1Pp5/2Pb1NK1/4pB2/8 b - - 27 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Nxf2
  12. 12.Rxf2 Bxf2+
  13. 13.Kxf2 f6
  14. 14.Nf1 fxe5
  15. 15.Kg1 Qd6
  16. 16.Be3 Bf5
  17. 17.Bb3 Rad8
  18. 18.Qe1 Na5
  19. 19.Qf2 Nb7
  20. 20.Re1 c5
  21. 21.Ng3 Bd3
  22. 22.Qd2 c4
  23. 23.Bd1 Rd7
  24. 24.Bf2 Rdf7
  25. 25.Nh1 e4
  26. 26.Nd4 Qg6
  27. 27.h4 Nc5
  28. 28.h5 Qd6
  29. 29.Bg4 h6
  30. 30.Qe3 Qf4
  31. 31.Qxf4 Rxf4
  32. 32.Ne6 Nxe6
  33. 33.Bxe6+ Kh7
  34. 34.Bxd5 R8f5
  35. 35.Bc6 Rxh5
  36. 36.Bd4 Rhf5
  37. 37.Nf2 Rf7
  38. 38.b4 h5
  39. 39.a4 bxa4
  40. 40.Bxa4 h4
  41. 41.Be3 R4f5
  42. 42.Ra1 h3
  43. 43.Ra2 hxg2
  44. 44.Bd1 R7f6
  45. 45.Bg4 Rd5
  46. 46.Kxg2 Rg6
  47. 47.Kg3 Bf1
  48. 48.Bd4 Bd3
  49. 49.Kf4 Kg8
  50. 50.Bf5 Rh6
  51. 51.Ng4 Rhd6
  52. 52.Ne3 Rb5
  53. 53.Bc5 Rf6
  54. 54.Ke5 Kf7
  55. 55.Nd5 Rxf5+
  56. 56.Kxf5 e3+
  57. 57.Ke5 e2
  58. 58.Bf2 Rb8
  59. 59.Be1 Re8+
  60. 60.Kf4 g5+
  61. 61.Kg3 Re6
  62. 62.Kf2 Rh6
  63. 63.Ke3 Re6+
  64. 64.Kf2 Rh6
  65. 65.Ne3 Rf6+
  66. 66.Kg3 Rf1
  67. 67.Ng2 Rf6
  68. 68.Bf2 Kg6
  69. 69.Ra5 Re6
  70. 70.Ne1 Bf5
  71. 71.Nf3 Rd6
  72. 72.Nd4 Bd3
  73. 73.Re5 Kf6
  74. 74.Nf3

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