Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 6
Date 2025.09.23
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/3k4/8/1PBK1n2/4N1p1/6P1/5P2/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.e5 Nd7
  6. 6.Bb5 Ndb8
  7. 7.d4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 Bg4
  9. 9.Be3 e6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Ne1 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 O-O
  14. 14.Qg4 f5
  15. 15.exf6 Rxf6
  16. 16.Rd1 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Ndxe5
  19. 19.Qe2 Qe8
  20. 20.Ndf3 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Nxf3 Rd8
  22. 22.Bg5 Rf7
  23. 23.Rfe1 h6
  24. 24.Bd2 Qd7
  25. 25.Qe6 Qxe6
  26. 26.Rxe6 Bf6
  27. 27.b3 d4
  28. 28.g3 Rfd7
  29. 29.Re4 Rd5
  30. 30.Rc1 Kf7
  31. 31.Kf1 d3
  32. 32.Rcc4 R8d7
  33. 33.Ke1 Rf5
  34. 34.Rf4 Rxf4
  35. 35.Bxf4 g5
  36. 36.Be3 Rd6
  37. 37.Kd1 b5
  38. 38.Rc5 Nb4
  39. 39.Rc7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Bc5 Rc6
  41. 41.Rxc6 Nxc6
  42. 42.Kd2 g4
  43. 43.Ne1 Ne5
  44. 44.Nxd3 Nf3+
  45. 45.Ke2 Nxh2
  46. 46.Nb4 a5
  47. 47.Nc6 Nf3
  48. 48.Nxa5 Kf5
  49. 49.Nc6 Ke4
  50. 50.Na7 Kd5
  51. 51.Be3 b4
  52. 52.Bxh6 Nd4+
  53. 53.Kd3 Ne6
  54. 54.Be3 Bd8
  55. 55.Nb5 Bf6
  56. 56.a4 bxa3
  57. 57.Nxa3 Be7
  58. 58.Nc4 Bc5
  59. 59.Nd2 Be7
  60. 60.Ne4 Nc7
  61. 61.Nc3+ Kc6
  62. 62.Kc4 Ne8
  63. 63.Ne4 Ng7
  64. 64.b4 Nf5
  65. 65.b5+ Kd7
  66. 66.Bc5 Bd8
  67. 67.Kd5

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