Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Réti 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 2.21
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k1Q2/R3r3/5p1p/2pp4/1b2qN2/4P2P/1B3nP1/6K1 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bb2 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nd2 a6
  12. 12.Be2 Re8
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Bxa6 Ra8
  16. 16.Bd3 Rxa2
  17. 17.Bd4 Ng4
  18. 18.Nf3 h6
  19. 19.b4 Bxb4
  20. 20.Qb3 Qa5
  21. 21.Ra1 Ra3
  22. 22.Rxa3 Qxa3
  23. 23.Qb1 c5
  24. 24.Bb2 Qa5
  25. 25.Bh7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bf5 Qc7
  27. 27.Bxd7 Qxd7
  28. 28.Qh7 f6
  29. 29.Nh4 Qe6
  30. 30.Ng6+ Kf7
  31. 31.Ra1 Qe4
  32. 32.h3 Nxf2
  33. 33.Ra7+ Ke6
  34. 34.Nf4+ Kd6
  35. 35.Ra6+ Kd7
  36. 36.Qxg7+ Re7
  37. 37.Ra7+ Kd8
  38. 38.Qf8+

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