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	2.15
Date	2023.09.14
Opening	Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/1ppn1pq1/2N5/5P2/4P3/3P2P1/PPK2Q2/R7 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

1. 1.Nh3 d5
2. 2.g3 e5
3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
4. 4.d3 h5
5. 5.f3 Be6
6. 6.e4 d4
7. 7.Ng5 Bd7
8. 8.f4 h4
9. 9.f5 Be7
10. 10.Nf3 h3
11. 11.Bf1 g6
12. 12.g4 Bh4+
13. 13.Ke2 Bf6
14. 14.Rg1 gxf5
15. 15.gxf5 Qe7
16. 16.Rg3 O-O-O
17. 17.Nbd2 Nh6
18. 18.Bxh3 Rdg8
19. 19.Qg1 Rxg3
20. 20.hxg3 Nb4
21. 21.Kd1 Qc5
22. 22.Ne1 Ng8
23. 23.Bf1 Bg5
24. 24.Nb3 Qe7
25. 25.Bxg5 Qxg5
26. 26.Nf3 Qg7
27. 27.c3 Nc6
28. 28.cxd4 exd4
29. 29.Nbxd4 Nf6
30. 30.Nxc6 Bxc6
31. 31.Qxa7 Rh1
32. 32.Ne5 Nd7
33. 33.Nxc6 Rxf1+
34. 34.Kc2 Rf2+
35. 35.Qxf2

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