Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Site Douglas IOM
Round 10.1
Date 2023.11.04
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p5k1/8/8/P1p1b1P1/5pKP/3B1P2/8 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Qf3 c5
  12. 12.Rd1 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qa5
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne4
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Qg3 Kh8
  17. 17.a4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rd6 h6
  19. 19.Bf4 Re7
  20. 20.Qe3 Rc8
  21. 21.Bxh6 f6
  22. 22.Qxe4 Qxc3
  23. 23.Rad1 Rce8
  24. 24.Rd8 Bg8
  25. 25.Qh4 Qxc2
  26. 26.R1d3 Bh7
  27. 27.R3d7 g5
  28. 28.Qg3 Qb1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qf5
  30. 30.Rxe7 Rxd8
  31. 31.Qc7 Qf4+
  32. 32.Qxf4 gxf4
  33. 33.Bg7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Bxf6 Bb1
  35. 35.Rg7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Bxd8 Kxg7
  37. 37.Bg5 f3
  38. 38.g4 c4
  39. 39.Kg3 Be4
  40. 40.Bd2

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