Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano (No content to display) Nakamura, Hikaru (2810) Caruana, Fabiano (2795) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 7, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 8 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "8"] [Board "4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bf4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Bb4 10. Qa4 a5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. Bf4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. O-O Qb5 18. Qc2 Bc5 19. c4 Qb7 20. Be5 Qe7 21. Qd3 f6 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rb8 25. Rxe6 Rb2 26. Re7 Rab6 27. Ra7 Rxa2 28. h3 h5 29. Rd1 Rbb2 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rdd7 Rxf2 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rag7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Kg8 36. Rhg7+ Kh8 37. Rg6 Rf4 38. Rfxf6 Rxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg7 40. Rxc6 Rc2 41. Rc5 Kg6 42. Rxa5 Rxc4 43. Re5 h4 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Kf3 Rc3+ 46. Kg4 Rg3+ 47. Kxh4 Rxg2 48. Rf5 Rg1 49. Rf4 Ra1 50. Kg3 Rg1+ 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Re1+ 53. Kd4 Ra1 54. Rf5 Rh1 55. Rf3 Ra1 56. h4 Ra4+ 57. Ke5 Ra5+ 58. Kf4 Rh5 59. Kg4 Re5 60. Rf4 Kh6 61. Kf3 Kg6 62. Ke3 Ra5 63. Rg4+ Kf6 64. Rg5 Ra1 65. Rf5+ Kg6 66. h5+ Kh6 67. e5 1-0 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "8"] [Board "4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bf4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Bb4 10. Qa4 a5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. Bf4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. O-O Qb5 18. Qc2 Bc5 19. c4 Qb7 20. Be5 Qe7 21. Qd3 f6 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rb8 25. Rxe6 Rb2 26. Re7 Rab6 27. Ra7 Rxa2 28. h3 h5 29. Rd1 Rbb2 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rdd7 Rxf2 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rag7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Kg8 36. Rhg7+ Kh8 37. Rg6 Rf4 38. Rfxf6 Rxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg7 40. Rxc6 Rc2 41. Rc5 Kg6 42. Rxa5 Rxc4 43. Re5 h4 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Kf3 Rc3+ 46. Kg4 Rg3+ 47. Kxh4 Rxg2 48. Rf5 Rg1 49. Rf4 Ra1 50. Kg3 Rg1+ 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Re1+ 53. Kd4 Ra1 54. Rf5 Rh1 55. Rf3 Ra1 56. h4 Ra4+ 57. Ke5 Ra5+ 58. Kf4 Rh5 59. Kg4 Re5 60. Rf4 Kh6 61. Kf3 Kg6 62. Ke3 Ra5 63. Rg4+ Kf6 64. Rg5 Ra1 65. Rf5+ Kg6 66. h5+ Kh6 67. e5 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
