Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Pb3/p1b2pk1/1pNB4/2P2pPp/1P5P/P3K3/8 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nh3 d5
  2. 2.g3 e5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 h5
  5. 5.f3 h4
  6. 6.g4 d4
  7. 7.c4 Nge7
  8. 8.e4 dxe3
  9. 9.Bxe3 Ng6
  10. 10.O-O Bd6
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.Ne4 Be7
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Nxf4 Nce5
  15. 15.Nxg6 fxg6
  16. 16.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  17. 17.Nf2 c6
  18. 18.b3 g5
  19. 19.d4 Ng6
  20. 20.d5 c5
  21. 21.Qc2 Nf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 gxf4
  23. 23.Qg6 Qf6
  24. 24.Qxf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Be4 Bd7
  26. 26.Kg2 Re8
  27. 27.Kf3 Bd6
  28. 28.Re1 Kg7
  29. 29.h3 a6
  30. 30.Re2 b5
  31. 31.Bf5 Rxe2
  32. 32.Kxe2 Be8
  33. 33.Ne4 Bf8
  34. 34.d6 Bc6
  35. 35.d7 Be7
  36. 36.Nxc5 Kf7
  37. 37.Be6+ Kg6
  38. 38.Bd5

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