Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/4p2p/1P2Pp2/2p2P2/2PbB1P1/1R6/Q3Kq2 w - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 Be7
  8. 8.g3 O-O
  9. 9.c3 b5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Bh3 a4
  12. 12.O-O Nb6
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5+
  14. 14.Ned4 Nc4
  15. 15.Kh1 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bd7
  17. 17.Rf2 Qb6
  18. 18.Bf1 Rae8
  19. 19.Bd3 f6
  20. 20.Qh5 f5
  21. 21.Bxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.Be3 Rd8
  23. 23.Kg1 Bc8
  24. 24.Rd1 Bb7
  25. 25.Rfd2 Bxd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 Qc6
  27. 27.Qh3 Qh1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Qf3+
  29. 29.Ke1 Rd7
  30. 30.Qf1 Qh5
  31. 31.Bc5 Rxd2
  32. 32.Rxd2 Rc8
  33. 33.Be3 h6
  34. 34.h3 b4
  35. 35.axb4 Ra8
  36. 36.Rc2 a3
  37. 37.bxa3 Rxa3
  38. 38.Kd2 Be4
  39. 39.Rb2 Bd3
  40. 40.Qe1 Qxh3
  41. 41.b5 Ra1
  42. 42.Qxa1 Qg2+
  43. 43.Ke1 Qf1+

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