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Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana · Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, St. Louis, October 27, 2026
Day 1, round 1, game 2 of the four-player rapid event at the Saint Louis Chess Club (10 minutes plus 5 seconds a move). Hikaru Nakamura won with White in 51 moves, by resignation.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Qd3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxe4 8. Qe3 Nd6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bf4 Be6 12. c3 a5 13. Bd3 a4 14. f3 f6 15. h4 Kf7 16. Kf2 h5 17. Rhe1 Rhe8 18. Bc2 Bc4 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Re1 Ra8 21. Ra1 Be6 22. Bd3 Ra5 23. Ke1 Bc4 24. Kd2 Bxd3 25. Kxd3 Ra8 26. Re1 b5 27. g4 Rh8 28. Bg3 g5 29. hxg5 hxg4 30. fxg4 fxg5 31. b3 Rh3 32. Re3 Rh1 33. Re1 Rh3 34. Rg1 axb3 35. axb3 Ne8 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. Kf3 Nd6 38. Re1+ Kd7 39. Re5 Rh1 40. Rxg5 Rc1 41. Rg7+ Ke6 42. Be5 Rxc3+ 43. Kf4 Rxb3 44. Rxc7 Nf7 45. Rxc6+ Kd7 46. Rc7+ Ke8 47. g5 Nxe5 48. dxe5 b4 49. g6 Kf8 50. e6 Rb1 51. Rc8+ 1-0