Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 5th Nov Late · 2024 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2024.11.05
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/5k2/p7/P3n1N1/1P4PP/3r1PK1/8 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 d5
  3. 3.exd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Na3 e6
  6. 6.d4 a6
  7. 7.Nc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Ne3 Qd6
  9. 9.g3 b6
  10. 10.Nc4 Qc6
  11. 11.Bg2 Bb7
  12. 12.Ne3 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.Qe2 O-O
  15. 15.Rd1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Nc4 cxd4
  17. 17.Bf4 Qc6
  18. 18.cxd4 Rac8
  19. 19.Rac1 Qb5
  20. 20.b3 a5
  21. 21.a4 Qh5
  22. 22.Re1 Bb4
  23. 23.Bd2 Bxd2
  24. 24.Nfxd2 Qxe2
  25. 25.Rxe2 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Nd5
  27. 27.Ne4 Rc6
  28. 28.Rce1 Rd8
  29. 29.Ned6 N7f6
  30. 30.Nxf7 Rf8
  31. 31.Ng5 Ng4
  32. 32.h3 Nh6
  33. 33.Nxe6 Re8
  34. 34.Ng5 Rxe2
  35. 35.Rxe2 Rc8
  36. 36.Re5 Rd8
  37. 37.Ne3 Nc3
  38. 38.Re6 Nf7
  39. 39.Nxf7 Kxf7
  40. 40.Rxb6 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rb7+ Kf6
  42. 42.Rxg7 Rd2
  43. 43.Rxh7 Ne4
  44. 44.Ng4+

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