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Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru 2026.03.21

Round 1.1 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK/iGcbKclc

1.Nf3 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:59:55]

1... d5 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:43]

2.c4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:50]

2... e6 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:34]

3.g3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:43]

3... d4 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:07]

4.Bg2 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:08]

4... Nc6 [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:59:02]

5.O-O [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:58:04]

5... Bc5 [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:58:41]

6.e3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:52:48]

6... Nge7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:56:04]

7.Nxd4 [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:52:27]

7... Nxd4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:52]

8.b4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:52:15]

8... Bxb4 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:55:47]

9.exd4 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:52:11]

9... O-O [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:52:57]

10.Qb3 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:42:31]

10... Ba5 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:51:28]

11.Nc3 [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:42:03]

11... Nf5 [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:34:53]

12.Ba3 [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:39:34]

12... Re8 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:14]

13.d5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:06]

13... Nd4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:25]

14.Qa4 [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:37:09]

14... b6 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:56]

15.Rae1 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:59:01]

15... Bd7 [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:41]

16.Qd1 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:57:18]

16... c5 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:06:37]

17.Bb2 [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:15]

17... Rb8 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:01:24]

18.a4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:27:43]

18... a6 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:56:53]

19.dxe6 [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:27]

19... Bxe6 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:38:23]

20.Nd5 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:09]

20... Qd6 [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:38:07]

21.Bxd4 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:48]

21... cxd4 [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:37:27]

22.Re4 [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:45]

22... Bxd5 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:33:53]

23.Rxe8+ [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:13:33]

23... Rxe8 [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:33:49]

24.Bxd5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:30]

24... Bb4 [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:23]

25.h4 [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:03]

25... a5 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:29:52]

26.d3 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:46]

26... Qf6 [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:29:05]

27.Kg2 [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:12:32]

27... Qe5 [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:18:55]

28.Qf3 [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:11:02]

28... Qf6 [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:13:16]

29.Qg4 [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:58]

29... Bc5 [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:34]

30.h5 [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:10:31]

30... h6 [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:11:26]

31.Rh1 [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:10:21]

31... Qg5 [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:11:11]

32.Qd1 [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:07:33]

32... Qe7 [%eval 1.65] Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. [%clk 0:11:09]

33.Bc6 [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:06:55]

33... Rc8 [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:10:57]

34.Re1 [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:05:40]

34... Qc7 [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:08:57]

35.Bd5 [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:05:22]

35... Kf8 [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:08:52]

36.Qg4 [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:04:51]

36... Rd8 [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:08:24]

37.Qe4 [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:02:38]

37... Kg8 [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:08:09]

38.Qf5 [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:02:33]

38... Qd7 [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:07:59]

39.Qf3 [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:01:40]

39... Rf8 [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:05:30]

40.Re5 [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:32:05]

40... Bd6 [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:31:56]

41.Rf5 [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:30:38]

41... Qe7 [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:32:21]

42.Qg4 [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:28:12]

42... Be5 [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:32:01]

43.Rf3 [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:28:14]

43... Bf6 [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:30:24]

44.Rf4 [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:28:07]

44... Qd8 [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:29:40]

45.Be4 [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:25:13]

45... Re8 [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:25:06]

46.Rf5 [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:22:35]

46... Qd7 [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:16:45]

47.Qf4 [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:22:05]

47... Bg5 [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:14:05]

48.Qf3 [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:22:23]

48... Qc7 [%eval 3.74] Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. [%clk 0:14:32]

49.Rxf7 [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:20:00]

49... Qxf7 [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:14:48]

50.Bd5 [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:20:29]

50... Re6 [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:15:13]

51.Qg4 [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:20:54]

51... Kf8 [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:15:41]

52.Bxe6 [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:21:18]

52... Qe8 [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:16:07]

53.Bd7 [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:19:59]

53... Qa8+ [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:14:54]

54.Kg1 [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:20:05]

54... Bf6 [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:15:20]

55.Qe6 [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:18:59]

55... Qd8 [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:15:49]

56.Bc6 [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:16:47]

56... Qe7 [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:16:06]

57.Qc8+ [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:14:45]

57... Qd8 [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:16:35]

58.Qb7 [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:15:08]

58... Be5 [%eval 3.35] Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. [%clk 0:14:14]

59.Bd5 [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:14:40]

59... Qc7 [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:13:42]

60.Qa8+ [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:15:05]

60... Ke7 [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:14:08]

61.Qg8 [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:13:46]

61... Kd6 [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:14:20]

62.Be4 [%eval 2.06] Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. [%clk 0:10:53]

62... Ke7 [%eval 3.4] Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. [%clk 0:10:33]

63.Bg6 [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:11:05]

63... Bf6 [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:09:11]

64.Qf7+ [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:08:58]

64... Kd6 [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:09:38]

65.Qd5+ [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:09:26]

65... Ke7 [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:10:07]

66.Bf5 [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:09:35]

66... Be5 [%eval 8.31] Blunder. Kf8 was best. [%clk 0:07:06]

67.f4 [%eval 4.43] Mistake. Qe6+ was best. [%clk 0:08:01]

67... Bf6 [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:07:17]

68.Kg2 [%eval 2.09] Mistake. Qe6+ was best. [%clk 0:08:19]

68... Qd6 [%eval 3.91] Mistake. Kf8 was best. [%clk 0:06:29]

69.Qb7+ [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:08:43]

69... Kf8 [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:06:58]

70.Kf3 [%eval 2.07] Mistake. Bg6 was best. [%clk 0:08:03]

70... Qe7 [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:07:14]

71.Qe4 [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:05:32]

71... Qxe4+ [%eval 4.7] Blunder. Qd6 was best. [%clk 0:07:42]

72.dxe4 [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:05:23]

72... Be7 [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:05:25]

73.e5 [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:05:49]

73... Bb4 [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:05:54]

74.Bd3 [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:06:13]

74... Be1 [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:06:00]

75.g4 [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:06:36]

75... Ke7 [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:04:29]

76.Ke4 [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:07:03]

76... Bg3 [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:04:52]

77.f5 [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:06:28]

77... Kd7 [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:03:47]

78.Kd5 [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:01:26]

78... Bh4 [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:03:59]

79.f6 [%eval 0.24] Blunder. Be4 was best. [%clk 0:01:09]

79... gxf6 [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:04:00]

80.e6+ [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:01:37]

80... Ke7 [%eval 5.83] Blunder. Kc7 was best. [%clk 0:04:07]

81.Kc6 [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:02:02]

81... Kxe6 [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:00:51]

82.Kxb6 [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:02:29]

82... Be1 [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:01:09]

83.c5 [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:01:55] 1-0