Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2026 · English Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 8.2
Date 2026.04.07
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7k/4PR1P/8/4K3/8/r7 b - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Bd2 Bb4
  10. 10.Qa4 a5
  11. 11.e4 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Be7
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.Bf4 Ba6
  15. 15.Bxa6 Rxa6
  16. 16.Rd1 Qb6
  17. 17.O-O Qb5
  18. 18.Qc2 Bc5
  19. 19.c4 Qb7
  20. 20.Be5 Qe7
  21. 21.Qd3 f6
  22. 22.Bd6 Bxd6
  23. 23.Qxd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rb8
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rb2
  26. 26.Re7 Rab6
  27. 27.Ra7 Rxa2
  28. 28.h3 h5
  29. 29.Rd1 Rbb2
  30. 30.Rd8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Rdd7 Rxf2
  32. 32.Rxg7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rh7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Rag7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Rf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rhg7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Rg6 Rf4
  38. 38.Rfxf6 Rxf6
  39. 39.Rxf6 Kg7
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rc2
  41. 41.Rc5 Kg6
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rxc4
  43. 43.Re5 h4
  44. 44.Kf2 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rc3+
  46. 46.Kg4 Rg3+
  47. 47.Kxh4 Rxg2
  48. 48.Rf5 Rg1
  49. 49.Rf4 Ra1
  50. 50.Kg3 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf3 Rf1+
  52. 52.Ke3 Re1+
  53. 53.Kd4 Ra1
  54. 54.Rf5 Rh1
  55. 55.Rf3 Ra1
  56. 56.h4 Ra4+
  57. 57.Ke5 Ra5+
  58. 58.Kf4 Rh5
  59. 59.Kg4 Re5
  60. 60.Rf4 Kh6
  61. 61.Kf3 Kg6
  62. 62.Ke3 Ra5
  63. 63.Rg4+ Kf6
  64. 64.Rg5 Ra1
  65. 65.Rf5+ Kg6
  66. 66.h5+ Kh6
  67. 67.e5

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