Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 12th Apr Late · 2022 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 12th Apr Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2022.04.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p4pb1/4r1p1/8/1P2q2p/P3R2P/3Q1PP1/3R2K1 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 Re8
  8. 8.Bd2 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bf8
  11. 11.a3 Ne7
  12. 12.Rc1 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.O-O Ng6
  15. 15.Bb5 Bd7
  16. 16.Bxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rac8
  18. 18.Ne2 Qe6
  19. 19.Ng3 Ne4
  20. 20.Bc3 Nxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Red8
  22. 22.Qa5 Qb6
  23. 23.Qd2 h6
  24. 24.Rc2 Be7
  25. 25.Qc1 Bf6
  26. 26.Nh5 Be7
  27. 27.b4 c4
  28. 28.Rcd2 Qe6
  29. 29.Qc3 Bf8
  30. 30.Rd4 Qf5
  31. 31.Ng3 Qf6
  32. 32.Qc2 Qe6
  33. 33.e4 Nf4
  34. 34.Qd2 Nd3
  35. 35.Qc3 dxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4 Qb6
  37. 37.Rf1 Qc6
  38. 38.Rg4 g6
  39. 39.Nh5 Rd6
  40. 40.Nd2 Qd7
  41. 41.Ne4 Rcc6
  42. 42.Nxd6 Rxd6
  43. 43.h3 Qe6
  44. 44.Nf4 Qf5
  45. 45.Nxd3 cxd3
  46. 46.Qd2 h5
  47. 47.Rg3 h4
  48. 48.Rf3 Qe4
  49. 49.Rd1 Bg7
  50. 50.Rxd3 Re6
  51. 51.Re3

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