Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

11th Norway Chess 2023 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 11th Norway Chess 2023
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.3
Date 2023.06.09
Opening Two Knights Defense (C58)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b5k1/r5p1/2nRN2p/p4P1P/3P1K2/PP2N3/8/8 b - d3 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd5
  9. 9.Nf3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O Nf4
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 O-O
  13. 13.b3 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 c5
  15. 15.Ba3 Nc6
  16. 16.Ne4 Bf8
  17. 17.Rc1 f5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Qd5
  19. 19.Qc2 Rd8
  20. 20.Qc4 Qxc4
  21. 21.Rxc4 Rd5
  22. 22.Rec1 Bd6
  23. 23.Bb2 Ne7
  24. 24.R4c2 Rb8
  25. 25.d4 exd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 a5
  27. 27.Nf3 h6
  28. 28.Na4 Ba6
  29. 29.Nc3 Rc5
  30. 30.Ba3 Rc6
  31. 31.Bxd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.Na4 Nd5
  33. 33.Rc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.Rxc6 Nb4
  35. 35.Rd6 Bb7
  36. 36.Nc3 Re8
  37. 37.h4 f4
  38. 38.Rd4 Rf8
  39. 39.Ne5 Re8
  40. 40.Nc4 f3
  41. 41.gxf3 Bxf3
  42. 42.Kh2 Nc2
  43. 43.Rd3 Ba8
  44. 44.Kg3 Kh7
  45. 45.Ne3 Nb4
  46. 46.Rd6 Nc6
  47. 47.Ncd5 Rf8
  48. 48.Nc7 Bb7
  49. 49.Ne6 Rf7
  50. 50.f4 Ba8
  51. 51.h5 Ra7
  52. 52.a3 Kg8
  53. 53.f5 Re7
  54. 54.Kf4 Ra7
  55. 55.d4

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