Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 24 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rq2k1/p3rpp1/1p6/6B1/1npPP3/8/P3NR1P/R2Q1K2 b - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.f3 Re8
  9. 9.Nge2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.b3 Bf8
  12. 12.g4 h6
  13. 13.Ng3 b6
  14. 14.Rf2 Ba6
  15. 15.Bf1 Bxf1
  16. 16.Kxf1 Rc8
  17. 17.Nce2 c4
  18. 18.bxc4 dxc4
  19. 19.e4 Nb4
  20. 20.g5 hxg5
  21. 21.Bxg5 Be7
  22. 22.Nf5 Nxe4
  23. 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  24. 24.fxe4

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