Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 8.3
Date 2024.04.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3bn1k/5pp1/p1p2q1p/1p1N3P/1Q1P4/P7/1PB2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ne7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ng6
  10. 10.Nf1 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bb3 c6
  13. 13.d4 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nf6
  15. 15.h3 Bxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nd5
  17. 17.Bc2 Be6
  18. 18.Ng3 Ndf4
  19. 19.Re4 Nd5
  20. 20.a3 Re8
  21. 21.Bd2 Nf6
  22. 22.Bg5 h6
  23. 23.Bxf6 Qxf6
  24. 24.Qd2 Qg5
  25. 25.Re3 Nf4
  26. 26.h4 Qd5
  27. 27.Re4 Ng6
  28. 28.Rae1 Nf8
  29. 29.Re5 Qd8
  30. 30.h5 Bd7
  31. 31.Rxe8 Bxe8
  32. 32.Nf5 Qf6
  33. 33.Qb4 b5
  34. 34.Ne7+ Kh8
  35. 35.Nd5

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