Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 31st Jan Early · 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 31st Jan Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2023.01.31
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2B3pp/4p3/1p1b4/2nP1N1P/8/1r4P1/2R3K1 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.d4 Bxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 d6
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.f4 Nc6
  13. 13.Qc3 Ne7
  14. 14.e5 Ne4
  15. 15.Qf3 Nc5
  16. 16.Ba2 O-O
  17. 17.b4 Na4
  18. 18.Bb3 dxe5
  19. 19.Rd1 Qe8
  20. 20.Nc3 Bb7
  21. 21.Qh3 Bc8
  22. 22.Qf3 Bb7
  23. 23.Qh3 Ra8
  24. 24.fxe5 Qc6
  25. 25.Bd2 Nb2
  26. 26.Rxa8 Rxa8
  27. 27.Rf1 Nc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Qxc4
  29. 29.Qd7 Ng6
  30. 30.e6 fxe6
  31. 31.Qd3 Qxd3
  32. 32.cxd3 Ne5
  33. 33.d4 Nc4
  34. 34.Bf4 Bc6
  35. 35.Bxc7 Ra3
  36. 36.Rc1 Rb3
  37. 37.Ne2 Rxb4
  38. 38.Nf4 Rb2
  39. 39.h4 Bd5

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