Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

American Cup Champ · 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event American Cup Champ
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2025.03.22
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/1P3k2/3PpP2/R1K3p1/6r1/8/8 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 a6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Nbd2 b5
  8. 8.b3 c3
  9. 9.Nb1 b4
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Ne5 c2
  12. 12.Bxc6+ Bxc6
  13. 13.Qxc2 Be4
  14. 14.Qb2 Bb7
  15. 15.axb4 Bxb4
  16. 16.Bd2 c5
  17. 17.Nd3 Qd5
  18. 18.f3 Bxd2
  19. 19.Nxd2 Qxd4+
  20. 20.Qxd4 cxd4
  21. 21.Rfc1 O-O
  22. 22.Ra4 Rfd8
  23. 23.Rc7 Rd7
  24. 24.Rxd7 Nxd7
  25. 25.Rxd4 Bc6
  26. 26.Nc4 a5
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf8
  28. 28.Rd6 Bb5
  29. 29.Na3 Bxd3
  30. 30.Rxd7 Ba6
  31. 31.Rd6 Ke7
  32. 32.Rc6 Kf6
  33. 33.Rc5 Bb7
  34. 34.e4 a4
  35. 35.b4 Rd8
  36. 36.Ke2 g5
  37. 37.Rc4 h5
  38. 38.b5 g4
  39. 39.f4 e5
  40. 40.f5 h4
  41. 41.Rxa4 hxg3
  42. 42.hxg3 Rh8
  43. 43.Nb1 Rh2+
  44. 44.Kd1 Rh1+
  45. 45.Kc2 Re1
  46. 46.Nc3 Re3
  47. 47.Nd5+ Bxd5
  48. 48.exd5 Rxg3
  49. 49.b6 Rg2+
  50. 50.Kc3 Rg3+
  51. 51.Kc4

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