(White) Hikaru Nakamura vs (Black) Fabiano Caruana I 2025; 1-0

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown
Saint Louis, MO USA

2025.10.27

1-0

(White) Hikaru Nakamura vs

(Black) Fabiano Caruana

(WhiteElo) 2816

(BlackElo) 2789

Hikaru Nakamura wins after 49 moves.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2

exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. Be2 c4 14. O-O Bd7

15. a5 b5 16. Na2 h6 17. Be3 h5 18. Nb4 h4 19. Nh1 Nh7 20. f4 Ng4 21. Bxg4

Bxg4 22. Nf2 Nf6 23. Bb6 Qd7 24. Rae1 h3 25. g3 Bf3 26. Bd4 Bg2 27. Qc3 Nh5

28. Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Qf6 Nh5 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. f5 Qe7 32. Qd2 Bxf1 33. Nc6 Qc7

34. Rxf1 Nf6 35. Qf4 Re5 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. Nxh3 Rf8 38. Nxe5 dxe5 39. Qh4

Qc5+ 40. Kg2 Nh7 41. Rxf8 Qxf8 42. Nf2 Nf6 43. Qg5 Qd6 44. Qe3 Qc7 45. Qa3

Ne8 46. Ng4 Nd6 47. Qe3 b4 48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ 1-0
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Source: www.chessgames.com

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