Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Fabiano Caruana
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.23
Date	2023.09.14
Opening	Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/pp3b2/5qBp/7p/Pn6/1Pp3Q1/6P1/5RK1 b - - 7 36

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.c3 e6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.cxd4 d5
5. 5.e5 Nc6
6. 6.Nf3 Nge7
7. 7.Na3 Nf5
8. 8.Nc2 Be7
9. 9.Bd3 h6
10. 10.O-O O-O
11. 11.b3 Bd7
12. 12.Bb2 Rc8
13. 13.Ne3 Nxe3
14. 14.fxe3 Nb4
15. 15.Bb1 Bb5
16. 16.Rf2 f5
17. 17.exf6 Bxf6
18. 18.a3 Na6
19. 19.a4 Be8
20. 20.Qd3 g6
21. 21.e4 Bg7
22. 22.Qe3 Nb4
23. 23.exd5 exd5
24. 24.Ba3 Qd6
25. 25.Ne5 Rxf2
26. 26.Qxf2 Bxe5
27. 27.dxe5 Qxe5
28. 28.Bb2 d4
29. 29.h4 Bf7
30. 30.h5 gxh5
31. 31.Bf5 Rc3
32. 32.Bxc3 dxc3
33. 33.Re1 Qf6
34. 34.Rf1 Kg7
35. 35.Qg3+ Kf8
36. 36.Bg6

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