Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2023.04.07
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q2k/6p1/8/3P4/8/3q1PPK/P7/8 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.d4 cxd4
  3. 3.c3 dxc3
  4. 4.Nxc3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.Bf4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 d6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qb3 e5
  10. 10.Be3 Nf6
  11. 11.Bb6 Qd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 O-O
  13. 13.Rac1 h6
  14. 14.Nh4 Qe8
  15. 15.Ng6 Be6
  16. 16.Bc4 fxg6
  17. 17.Bxe6+ Kh7
  18. 18.Nd5 Bd8
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  20. 20.Bd5 Rb8
  21. 21.Be3 Be7
  22. 22.Qa4 Rc8
  23. 23.Rc3 g5
  24. 24.Rdc1 g4
  25. 25.b4 Qg6
  26. 26.Bxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Rxc6 Rcf8
  28. 28.Qc2 h5
  29. 29.Rxa6 h4
  30. 30.Ra7 R6f7
  31. 31.Qe2 g3
  32. 32.f3 gxh2+
  33. 33.Kh1 h3
  34. 34.Rcc7 Qe6
  35. 35.g3 Kh8
  36. 36.Kxh2 d5
  37. 37.Rxe7 Rxe7
  38. 38.Rxe7 Qxe7
  39. 39.Bc5 Qf7
  40. 40.Bxf8 Qxf8
  41. 41.exd5 Qxb4
  42. 42.Qxe5 Qd2+
  43. 43.Kxh3 Qd3
  44. 44.Qe8+

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