Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

2nd 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 100 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 6
Date 2026.01.01
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 100
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/5K2/8/8/7p/7k/8 b - - 0 100

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.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Ne3 Qc6
  10. 10.a4 Bb7
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  13. 13.O-O Bd6
  14. 14.c4 bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Be7
  16. 16.Re1 O-O
  17. 17.Bf1 Rd8
  18. 18.Qb3 Qc7
  19. 19.Bd2 Rb8
  20. 20.Qd3 Bd5
  21. 21.Rc1 Qb7
  22. 22.Bf4 Ra8
  23. 23.Nfd2 cxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 Bc5
  25. 25.Qd3 h6
  26. 26.h3 Rd8
  27. 27.Qc3 Qa7
  28. 28.Be3 Bxe3
  29. 29.Nxe3 Rb8
  30. 30.b4 Qb6
  31. 31.b5 Bb7
  32. 32.Qb3 Nc5
  33. 33.Qb4 Nce4
  34. 34.Ndc4 Qd4
  35. 35.Rd1 Qc5
  36. 36.Qxc5 Nxc5
  37. 37.Nd6 Nfe4
  38. 38.Nxb7 Rxb7
  39. 39.Rc1 Na4
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Bd3 f5
  42. 42.Bxe4 fxe4
  43. 43.Rc4 Nb2
  44. 44.Rb4 Nd3
  45. 45.Rb1 Ne5
  46. 46.b6 Kg6
  47. 47.Rb5 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf1 g5
  49. 49.Ke2 h5
  50. 50.g3 h4
  51. 51.g4 Nd3
  52. 52.Nc4 Nf4+
  53. 53.Kf1 Nd5
  54. 54.Rb2 Ke7
  55. 55.Kg1 Kd7
  56. 56.Nd2 Nf6
  57. 57.Rb5 Kc6
  58. 58.Rxg5 Rxb6
  59. 59.Rg6 Rb2
  60. 60.Rxf6 Rxd2
  61. 61.Rxe6+ Kd5
  62. 62.Re8 Ra2
  63. 63.Rd8+ Ke5
  64. 64.Rh8 Kf4
  65. 65.Rf8+ Ke5
  66. 66.g5 Ra6
  67. 67.Rg8 Kf5
  68. 68.Kf1 Rg6
  69. 69.Re8 Rxg5
  70. 70.Rh8 e3
  71. 71.fxe3 Rg3
  72. 72.Kf2 Rxh3
  73. 73.Rf8+ Kg4
  74. 74.Rg8+ Kf5
  75. 75.Rh8 Kg4
  76. 76.e4 Rh2+
  77. 77.Ke3 Rh1
  78. 78.Rg8+ Kh3
  79. 79.Kf2 Rh2+
  80. 80.Kf3 Ra2
  81. 81.e5 Ra3+
  82. 82.Kf4 Ra4+
  83. 83.Kf5 Ra5
  84. 84.Kf4 Ra4+
  85. 85.Kf3 Ra5
  86. 86.e6 Re5
  87. 87.Rg6 Rf5+
  88. 88.Ke4 Rf1
  89. 89.Ke5 Re1+
  90. 90.Kf4 Kh2
  91. 91.Rh6 h3
  92. 92.Kf3 Rf1+
  93. 93.Ke2 Rf5
  94. 94.Rh7 Re5+
  95. 95.Kf2 Rf5+
  96. 96.Ke3 Re5+
  97. 97.Kf4 Rxe6
  98. 98.Kg4 Rg6+
  99. 99.Kf5 Rf6+
  100. 100.Kxf6

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