Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

[Wayne Komer]

Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition
November 12 – 15, 2015

Press Release

October 15, 2015

2015 Showdown in Saint Louis

“The Saint Louis Chess Club always seeks to find innovative and exciting events to host. With players like Nakamura and Caruana, spectators should expect fireworks over the board,” Tony Rich, Executive Director of the CCSCSL.

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is proud to host the 2015 Showdown in Saint Louis - a pair of exhibition matches between GM Hikaru Nakamura vs. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hou Yifan vs. GM Parimarjan Negi.

Featured exhibition matches will include exciting games of various formats including Fischer Random (Chess 960), Rapid, Blitz and Blindfold. All games count towards the final score with a win counting as 1 point, a draw as a ½ point and a loss as 0 points. Players will be competing for $150,000 in prizes.

Prize Fund

Nakamura vs. Caruana

Place Prize
1 $60,000
2 $40,000

Hou vs. Negi
1 $30,000
2 $20,000

GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Fabiano Caruana are the top two American chess players, and both call Saint Louis home. The two are also competing in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour. Nakamura, who is known for his creative play and aggressive style, has led the American chess scene for nearly a decade. Fabiano recently returned to the U.S., after having represented Italy in international competition for the past 10 years. Fabiano wowed audiences by winning his first 7 rounds and coasting to an impressive victory in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup.

Former Women’s World Champion, GM Hou Yifan and GM Parimarjan Negi of New Dehli, India will also square off, following the same format. Hailing from China, 21-year-old Hou Yifan is the strongest active female player in the world and is the only female currently ranked in the top 100. Indian GM Negi, at 22 years old, is a former Asian continental champion and currently attends Stanford University.

Each game of the exhibition matches will feature live commentary from GM Yasser Seirawan, WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Maurice Ashley. The event will be streamed live via www.uschesschamps.com. Join us Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15 to watch these champions battle it out.

[Jack Maguire]

Re: Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

Frank Pestano comments upon the upcoming two matches.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...matches-437317

[Wayne Komer]

Re: Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

November 9, 2015

Eric Hansen gives his perspective on the coming match at:

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/...eeting-caruana

Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 12 1:00 p.m. Basque Chess

Friday, Nov. 13 1:00 p.m. Fischer Random Chess

Saturday, Nov. 14 1:00 p.m. Rapid Chess

Sunday, Nov. 15 1:00 p.m. Blitz Chess

Each game of the exhibition matches will feature live commentary from GM Yasser Seirawan, WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Maurice Ashley.

The event will be streamed live via

www.uschesschamps.com

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Besides Nakamura-Caruana, there will also be a match between Hou Yifan and Parimarjan Negi.

All the games in the four formats count towards the final score with a win counting as 1 point, a draw as a ½ point and a loss as 0 points.

Players will be competing for $150,000 in prizes.

[Wayne Komer]

Re: Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

November 13, 2015

From the official site:

http://www.uschesschamps.com/news/20...wn-saint-louis

Basque Chess Games

The Basque chess games started with some exciting developments. It is difficult to juggle two games of chess at the same time, especially against such strong opposition. In the Nakamura vs. Caruana game, the number one player in America essayed the Trompowsky opening; however, it was not successful at all. Fabi gained a big initiative with the black pieces by timely breaking in the center. This left Hikaru’s dark squares in shambles, his king weak and his position in serious danger. In an uncharacteristic sequence, Fabiano let go of most of his advantage by playing relatively meek chess. An aggressive approach would have given him a massive advantage. Hikaru regained control of the position, simplified some pieces, and headed towards a draw.

In Caruana vs. Nakamura, it was the black side that went on the aggression with an early Nh4 and f5 ripping apart the kingside. It is likely that this was not very well founded positionally, and Hikaru’s position was questionable. Just when it seemed that things were going south for him, he found a fantastic resource with e4!? sacrificing a full pawn simply to activate his pieces. Caruana did not react in the best way, and Black even had chances to gain an advantage at a critical juncture. Hikaru’s materialistic approach was almost punished when his weak king saw itself in danger, but Fabiano’s moves were not accurate enough, and he had to content himself with a draw by perpetual check.
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How to report FischerRandom Chess games?

The four games started with the pieces in these initial positions as chosen by the viewing audience: and the result is given for each.

Game 1: Pos.2 (BBNQRNKR) Caruana won
Game 2: Pos.3 (RBBNNQKR) Nakamura won
Game 3: Pos.6 (RNKQBNRB) Caruana lost on time
Game 4: Pos.7 (BNRQKNRB) draw

Chessbomb.com didn’t appear to be able to handle the moves for the whole four games, so they are not given at all.

[Wayne Komer]

Re: Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

November 14, 2015

Round Three
Rapid Chess

Four games, 15 min + 10 sec.

Notes from

http://www.uschesschamps.com/news/20...wn-saint-louis

Game One

Hikaru came out guns blazing, playing an opening that might be more appropriate for 960 than for top level chess. However, it worked! Caruana found himself very quickly in a difficult position, and had to come from behind. White was unable to find the best continuations, and it was actually Nakamura that had to find a way to draw near the end of the game.

Exhibition
Rapid Game 1, Nov. 14, 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack, Indian Variation

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. d4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. c4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd4 11. Qxd4 Nxd4 12. O-O-O Ne6 13. h3 Nc5 14. Nge2 a5 15. Ba3 Na6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 a4 22. Nc3 axb3 23. axb3 Kg7 24. Kb2 Nc5 25. Rd5 Na6 26. Rhd1 Nb4 27. Rd6 Ra6 28. Rxa6 bxa6 29. Ne4 Re7 30. Nd6 Be6 31. c5 Kf8 32. Bf1 Rc7 33. Rc1 a5 34. Ka3 Ke7 35. f4 exf4 36. gxf4 Nc6 37. Nb5 Rd7 38. Nd6 Rc7 39. Nc4 Nd4 40. Nd2 Bd7 41. Ne4 Ne6 42. Re1 Nxf4 43. h4 Ne6 44. Bc4 h6 45. b4 axb4+ 46. Kxb4 Ra7 47. h5 gxh5 48. Ng3 h4 49. Nf5+ Kf6 50. Nxh4 Ra4+ 51. Kc3 Nxc5 52. Rf1+ Ke5 53. Nf3+ Kd6 54. Bxf7 Rf4 55. Rd1+ Ke7 56. Bd5 Be6 57. Ne5 Kf6 58. Bxe6 Nxe6 59. Nd3 Rf3 60. Rh1 Kg5 61. Kd2 h5 62. Rg1+ Kh6 63. Ne5 Rf6 64. Ng4+ hxg4 65. Rxg4 Ng5 66. Ke3 Kg6 67. Ra4 Rb6 68. Ra5 Kf6 69. Ra3 Rb5 70. Kd4 Ne6+ 71. Ke4 Rb4+ 72. Ke3 Nc7 73. Ra5 Ke6 74. Kd3 Nd5 75. Ra8 Nc7 76. Ra5 Rh4 77. Rc5 Kd6 78. Ra5 Ne6 79. Ra8 Kd5 80. Ra5+ Nc5+ 81. Ke3 Rc4 82. Ra8 Rc3+ 83. Kf4 Ne6+ 84. Kg4 Ke4 85. Ra4+ Nd4 86. Ra8 Rc6 87. Re8+ Ne6 88. Re7 Ke5 89. Kf3 Rc3+ 90. Ke2 Ra3 91. Kd2 Kd5 92. Re8 Nc5 93. Rd8+ Kc4 94. Ke2 Rd3 95. Rxd3 Nxd3 ½-½

Game Two

There is no other way to describe game two but total suicide from Nakamura. The move 6...f6 is simply incomprehensible for a player of his level.

Exhibition
Rapid Game 2, Nov. 14, 2015
Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru
B51 Sicilian, Nimzowitsch-Rossolimo Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.e5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 f6 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Qxh8 Qd5 10.O-O Kf7 11.Nc3 Qd4 12.d3 Bg7 13.Qh7 f5 14.Ne2 Qd6 15.Nf4 Bd7 16.Nh3 Be8 17.Ng5+ Kf8 18.Re1 e5 19.Bf4 Bf6 20.Qb7 Bxg5 21.Bxe5 1-0

Game Three

Caruana had a tough time from the opening in round three. The King's Indian type position certainly favored Nakamura, who had pressure all over the board. White might have cashed in his chips a little too early: Black got some counterplay, although he was unable to follow it up with precise moves. He kept missing chances to give up material and giving White's king problems, and found himself in a difficult position. Just when things looked bad, Fabi showed excellent class in holding the endgame.

Exhibition
Rapid Game 3, Nov. 14, 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A16 English Opening

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.c4 d6 6.d4 e5 7.dxe5 Nfd7 8.Bg2 Nxe5 9.Qd2 Nbc6 10.O-O Bg4 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bd4 Qc8 13.f4 Nc6 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Nc3 Ne7 16.e4 f6 17.f5 g5 18.c5 Rd8 19.Qe3 Qd7 20.h3 Bh5 21.g4 Bf7 22.e5 dxe5 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Rad1 Qe8 25.Bf3 Rb4 26.Rxd8 Qxd8 27.Rd1 Rd4 28.Rxd4 exd4 29.Qd3 Qd7 30.Kf2 h5 31.Ne2 Nc6 32.Qe4 Ne5 33.Qxd4 Qe7 34.Nc3 Nxf3 35.Kxf3 Be8 36.Kf2 hxg4 37.hxg4 Bc6 38.Ne2 a5 39.Qe3 Qd7 40.Nd4 Bd5 41.a3 c6 42.Ke1 Qc7 43.Kd2 Qh2+ 44.Kc3 Kf7 45.Nxc6 Qc7 46.Nd4 Qxc5+ 47.Kb2 a4 48.bxa4 Qc4 49.Qc3 Qxa4 50.Qc7+ Ke8 51.Qc8+ Kf7 52.Qc5 Qc4 53.Qxc4 Bxc4 54.Nc2 Ke7 55.Kc3 Be2 56.Ne3 Kd6 57.Kd4 Kc6 58.a4 Bf3 59.a5 Be2 60.a6 Bxa6 61.Nd5 Be2 62.Nxf6 Kd6 63.Ne4+ Ke7 64.Nf2 Kf6 65.Ke4 Ba6 66.Kf3 Ke5 67.Nd1 Bd3 68.Ne3 Be4+ 69.Kg3 Bd3 70.Kh3 Be2 71.Kg3 Bd3 72.Kf2 Kf4 73.f6 Bg6 74.Nc4 Kxg4 75.f7 Bxf7 76.Ne5+ Kf5 77.Nxf7 Kf6 78.Nxg5 0.5-0.5

Game Four

The French Defense was Hikaru's choice in game four, but it did not go so well. Fabi got a slight edge from the opening and he was able to outplay his opponent. An aggressive king incursion cemented White's advantage. Nakamura tried to create counterplay with a passed d-pawn, but Caruana's precision sealed the deal

Exhibition
Rapid Game 4, Nov. 14, 2015
Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru
C11 French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O Qb6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qf2 Nd7 14. a3 Ke7 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. b3 f6 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 h6 21. Kf2 Rhf8+ 22. Ke3 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Be8 24. Bh7 Bf7 25. Nc6+ Ke8 26. Bd3 Rc8 27. Nb4 Nd7 28. Kd4 Nb8 29. Nxa6 Nc6+ 30. Kc5 Ke7 31. Kxb5 Nxe5 32. Kb6 Be8 33. a4 Kd6 34. Rf2 Nxd3 35. cxd3 Bg6 36. d4 e5 37. dxe5+ Kxe5 38. b4 d4 39. b5 d3 40. Nb4 Kd4 41. Nc6+ Ke3 42. Rf3+ Ke2 43. Nd4+ Ke1 44. Rg3 Be4 45. Re3+ Kf1 46. Rxe4 d2 47. Nf5 Rc3 48. Rd4 Ke1 49. a5 g6 50. Nd6 1-0

Tomorrow, eight blitz games 3 min + 2 sec.

Standing

Basque

Nakamura-Caruana 1-1

Chess960

Nakamura-Caruana 2.5-1.5

Rapid

Nakamura-Caruana 1-3

Totals:

Nakamura 4.5
Caruana 5.5

[Wayne Komer]

Re: Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

Nakamura vs Caruana Exhibition

November 15, 2015

Round Four
Blitz

Game One
Exhibition Blitz Nov.15, 2015 (1)
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A05 Reti, Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.d4 d5 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Ne4 7.O-O c5 8.Nfd2 Bf5 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.f3 Bf5 11.e4 dxe4 12.fxe4 Bg4 13.Qd3 Bxd4+ 14.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 15.Qxd4 cxd4 16.e5 Nd7 17.Rf4 Nxe5 18.Na3 Rad8 19.Bxb7 g5 20.Rf2 d3 21.cxd3 Nxd3 22.Rc2 Ne5 23.Rf1 f6 24.Bg2 Rc8 25.Rfc1 Rxc2 26.Rxc2 Rd8 27.h3 Rd1+ 28.Kf2 Bf5 29.Re2 Bd3 30.Rb2 Ba6 31.Ke3 Re1+ 32.Kd4 Nd3 33.Rd2 e5+ 34.Kc3 Rc1+ 35.Rc2 Rg1 36.Rd2 Ne1 37.Bd5+ Kg7 38.g4 Rg3+ 39.Kb4 Rxh3 40.Ka5 Bd3 41.Rd1 Nc2 42.Nxc2 Bxc2 43.Rc1 Rh2 44.b4 e4 45.Re1 Bd3 46.a4 f5 47.gxf5 Kf6 48.b5 g4 49.Ka6 Ke5 50.Bc6 Ra2 51.a5 g3 52.Kxa7 Rxa5+ 53.Kb6 Ra2 54.Kc7 Ra7+ 55.Kb8 Rg7 56.b6 g2 57.Rg1 Kd6 58.Ba8 Rg8+ 59.Ka7 e3 60.f6 e2 61.f7 Rf8 62.b7 Rxf7 63.Kb6 Rf8 64.Ka7 Rf7 65.Kb6 Rf8 66.Ka7 Be4 0-1

Game Two
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (2)
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky Attack (3..Bd7)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Qe2 g6 7.c3 Bh6 8.d4 Bxc1 9.Rxc1 O-O 10.e5 Nh5 11.Nbd2 dxe5 12.dxe5 Qb6 13.Nc4 Qa6 14.Qe4 Rad8 15.Rd1 Nb8 16.Ne3 h6 17.Nd5 Qe6 18.h3 b6 19.c4 f5 20.Qe3 Kh7 21.Rd2 Rd7 22.Rad1 Rfd8 23.a3 Nc6 24.b4 Kg7 25.bxc5 Na5 26.Qc3 Kh7 27.cxb6 axb6 28.Qb4 Ng7 29.Nf4 Qc6 30.Rxd7 Rxd7 31.Rxd7 Qxd7 32.Qxb6 Nc6 33.a4 e6 34.a5 g5 35.Ne2 Qd1+ 36.Kh2 Qxe2 37.Qxc6 g4 38.hxg4 fxg4 39.Nh4 Qxf2 40.Qe4+ Nf5 41.Nxf5 exf5 42.Qb7+ Kg6 43.Qc6+ Kh5 44.Qe8+ Kg5 45.e6 Qh4+ 46.Kg1 Qe1+ 47.Kh2 Qe5+ 48.Kg1 Qd4+ 49.Kh1 Qd1+ 50.Kh2 Qd6+ 51.Kg1 Qd1+ 52.Kh2 Qd6+ 53.Kg1 g3 54.Qd7 Qc5+ 55.Kh1 Qe3 56.Qe7+ Kg4 57.Qg7+ Kh5 58.Qf7+ Kg5 59.Qg7+ Kh5 60.Qf7+ Kg5 1/2-1/2

Game Three
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (3)
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A05 Reti, Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.d4 c6 6.e3 d5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 Nbd7 12.Nd2 a5 13.a3 b5 14.Nb3 a4 15.Nc1 Ne8 16.Nd3 Nd6 17.Nb1 Nc4 18.Nd2 Re8 19.Nf3 h5 20.Bc3 Bf6 21.Nd2 Bc8 22.Bf3 Ndb6 23.Re1 Bf5 24.Nf1 Nd6 25.Ng3 Bxd3 26.Qxd3 h4 27.Nf1 Nbc4 28.Nd2 Qd7 29.Nxc4 Nxc4 30.Qd1 Re7 31.Be2 Kg7 32.h3 Nd6 33.Bd3 Kg8 34.Ra2 Bg7 35.Bb2 f5 36.Bc1 Bh6 37.Rc2 Nc4 38.Rce2 Rae8 39.Qc2 Kh7 40.Qc3 Qd6 41.Bc2 Bg5 42.Qd3 Qf6 43.Qd1 Re6 44.Bd3 Qd8 45.Qc2 Qd6 46.Rd1 Bd8 47.Bxc4 dxc4 48.d5 cxd5 49.Red2 Bc7 50.Rxd5 Qh2+ 51.Kf1 Qh1+ 52.Ke2 Qxg2 53.Rd7+ R8e7 54.Qd2 Bg3 55.Qe1 f4 56.Qf1 Qh2 57.Qg1 f3+ 58.Kxf3 Qxh3 59.fxg3 Rf6+ 60.Ke2 Rxd7 0-1

Game Four
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (4)
Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru
C00 French Defence

1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.Bd3 Bb7 4.Nf3 d5 5.e5 c5 6.c3 Ne7 7.O-O Qd7 8.Qe2 Nec6 9.Rd1 a5 10.a4 Ba6 11.Na3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nb4 14.Qb3 N8c6 15.Bd2 h6 16.Rac1 Be7 17.Nb5 O-O 18.Bxb4 Bxb4 19.Rc2 Rac8 20.Rdc1 Nb8 21.h3 Rc6 22.Rxc6 Nxc6 23.Qd1 Rc8 24.Rc2 Ne7 25.Qc1 Rxc2 26.Qxc2 Nc6 27.Nh2 Be7 28.Nf1 f6 29.exf6 Bxf6 30.Qd3 Nb4 31.Qe2 Nc6 32.Qg4 Ne7 33.Ng3 Qc6 34.Nh5 Kf7 35.Nxf6 gxf6 36.Qf4 Kg7 37.Qg3+ Ng6 38.Qc7+ Qxc7 39.Nxc7 Kf7 40.Kf1 Nf4 41.Na8 Ke7 42.g3 Nd3 43.b3 Kd6 44.Ke2 Nb4 45.Nxb6 Kc7 46.Na8+ Kb7 47.f4 Nc6 48.Ke3 Kxa8 49.g4 Ne7 50.h4 Kb7 51.Kf3 f5 52.g5 h5 53.Kg3 Ng6 54.Kh3 Nxf4+ 0-1

Game Five
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (5)
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A48 King’s Indian, London System

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.h3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Be2 b6 7.c4 Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Bh2 e5 11.d5 a5 12.b3 Nc5 13.Qc2 Bc8 14.Rad1 Bf5 15.Qc1 Nfe4 16.Nb5 Bd7 17.Ne1 f5 18.f3 Nf6 19.Nc3 Bh6 20.Nc2 Nh5 21.f4 Qh4 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.d6 c6 24.Bxh5 Qxh5 25.Kh1 Re6 26.a3 Qh4 27.Qb2 Ne4 28.Na4 Rb8 29.Ne1 Bxe3 30.Nf3 Nf2+ 31.Rxf2 Qxf2 32.Qa1 Bf4 33.Bg1 Qc2 34.Nxb6 Rxb6 35.Bxb6 Qxb3 36.Bxa5 Qxc4 37.Bc3 c5 38.Nxe5 Bxe5 39.Bxe5 Kf7 40.Rd2 Qe4 41.Bh8 Qe1+ 42.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 43.Kh2 Ke6 44.Bg7 Re3 45.Bf8 Rxa3 46.Re2+ Kd5 47.Re7 Kc6 48.Rxh7 c4 49.Bg7 c3 50.Bh6 c2 51.Rg7 Ra4 52.Bc1 Ra1 53.Bg5 c1=Q 54.Bxc1 Rxc1 55.Rxg6 Kd5 56.h4 Be6 57.h5 Kxd6 58.h6 Ke7 59.h7 Rc8 60.Rh6 Rh8 61.Kg3 Kf7 62.Kf4 Bc8 63.Kg5 Kg7 64.Rc6 Bd7 65.Rd6 Rd8 66.h8=Q+ Kxh8 67.Kf6 Kh7 68.Ke7 Rg8 69.Kxd7 Rxg2 70.Rf6 Rf2 71.Ke6 f4 72.Kd5 1/2-1/2

Game Six
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (6)
Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru
C00 French Defence

1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nb4 6.O-O g6 7.Nc3 Nxd3 8.Qxd3 Bg7 9.d5 Nf6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Nh5 13.Rad1 Nxg3 14.fxg3 O-O 15.Kh1 d6 16.Nd4 Qe7 17.h3 a6 18.Rf2 Rac8 19.Nf3 Rcd8 20.Qc2 c6 21.a4 cxd5 22.cxd5 Bc8 23.Qb3 e5 24.g4 h5 25.Nh2 hxg4 26.hxg4 Kh7 27.Ne2 Rh8 28.Ng3 Kg6 29.Nf5 Qc7 30.Rc2 Qa7 31.Qe3 Bxf5 32.gxf5+ Kh7 33.Rdc1 Qb8 34.Rc7 Rc8 35.Qh3+ Bh6 36.Ng4 Kg7 37.Rxc8 1-0

Game Seven
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (7)
Nakamura, Hikaru – Caruana, Fabiano
A07 Reti, King’s Indian Attack

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Bg7 6.Bg2 e5 7.O-O Nge7 8.d3 O-O 9.Nc3 h6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qa3 Nf5 12.Bd2 Re8 13.Rac1 b6 14.Rfe1 a5 15.b3 Rc8 16.Qb2 Ncd4 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Ne4 c5 19.a3 Qe7 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 c4 22.Rxc4 Rxc4 23.dxc4 Bc6 24.f3 Bxe4 25.fxe4 Ne3 26.Bxe3 dxe3 27.Qa3 Rd8 28.Bf3 Be5 29.Kg2 h5 30.Qxe3 Qxb4 31.Rc1 Qd6 32.Rb1 Bd4 33.Qg5 Bf6 34.Qb5 Rc8 35.Qd5 Qc5 36.Rb5 Qxc4 37.Rxb6 Qxd5 38.exd5 Be5 39.Rb7 Kg7 40.Rd7 Rc2 41.Kf2 Bd4+ 42.Kg2 Rd2 43.h3 Be5 44.Re7 Bd6 45.Re8 Kf6 46.Kf2 Bc5+ 47.Ke1 Bb4 48.Rb8 Rb2+ 49.Kf1 Bc3 50.Rc8 Be5 51.g4 hxg4 52.Bxg4 Rd2 53.Bf3 Bd6 54.Kf2 Rd4 55.Ke3 Rb4 56.Kd3 Rb3+ 57.Kc2 Ra3 58.Re8 Ra2+ 59.Kb3 Ra3+ 60.Kc4 Ra5 61.Bg4 Rc5+ 62.Kd4 Rc1 63.e4 Re1 64.h4 Bg3 65.h5 gxh5 66.Bxh5 Bd6 67.Bf3 Bg3 68.Kd3 Bf4 69.Bg4 Be5 70.Ra8 Ra1 71.Re8 Ra3+ 72.Ke2 Ra2+ 73.Kd1 Ra4 74.Bf5 Ra2 75.Rd8 Bc7 76.Rd7 Bf4 77.Ke1 Bg3+ 78.Kf1 Be5 79.Bg4 Rh2 80.Rb7 Kg5 81.Bf3 f6 82.Bg2 Kf4 83.Rb3 Rxg2 84.Kxg2 Kxe4 85.Rb5 Bd6 86.Ra5 Kd4 87.Kf3 Bc5 88.Kf4 Kxd5 89.Kf5 Kc4 90.Kxf6 Kd4 91.Ke6 Bb6 92.Rh5 Ke4 93.Rh4+ Kf3 94.Kf5 Bf2 95.Rh3+ Kg2 96.Rb3 Ba7 97.Kf4 Bg1 98.Rb2+ Kh1 99.Kf3 Bh2 100.Rg2 Bg1 101.Kg3 Ba7 102.Rb2 Bg1 103.Rb7 Bh2+ 104.Kf3 Bg1 105.Rb1 Kh2 106.Rc1 Kh1 107.Rc4 Bh2 108.Rg4 Bg1 109.Kg3 Bh2+ 110.Kf2 Bb8 111.Rg7 Bh2 112.Kf3 Bg1 113.Kg4 Kg2 114.Kh4+ Kh2 115.Rg4 Bf2+ 116.Kg5 Kh1 117.Kf4 Bg1 118.Rh4+ Kg2 119.Kg4 Bf2 120.Rh8 Bg1 121.Rc8 Kh1 122.Kg3 Bh2+ 123.Kf3 Bg1 124.Rc1 Kh2 125.Ke2 Kg2 126.Rc6 Bf2 127.Rg6+ Bg3 128.Rg8 Kh2 129.Kf1 Kh3 130.Kg1 Bh4 131.Rg2 Bg3 132.Kf1 Bh4 133.Rg7 Bg3 134.Rg6 Bh4 135.Ke2 Kh2 136.Kf3 Be7 137.Re6 Bc5 138.Rh6+ Kg1 139.Rh7 Bb6 140.Kg3 Bf2+ 141.Kf3 Bb6 142.Rg7+ Kh1 143.Kg3 Kg1 144.Rb7 Bf2+ 145.Kf3 Bc5 146.Rb5 Ba7 147.Ra5 Bb6 148.Ra1+ Kh2 149.Rb1 Ba7 150.Rb2+ Kh1 151.Kg3 Bg1 152.Rb1 1/2-1/2

Game Eight
Exhibition Blitz Nov. 15, 2015 (8)
Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru
C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 O-O 9.d4 d5 10.Nc3 Nh4 11.Nxh4 Bxh4 12.Bf4 a6 13.Qd2 Bf6 14.Ne2 h6 15.c3 Ne7 16.Ng3 Ng6 17.Be3 Bg5 18.Bd3 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 Qf6 20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.Qf4 Qb6 22.Re2 Bd7 23.Rae1 Rae8 24.h3 Re6 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Qd2 c5 27.Nh5 cxd4 28.cxd4 Qd6 29.Re5 Rc8 30.Qe2 Qf8 31.g3 Rc4 32.Qe3 Rc2 33.Nf4 Rxb2 34.Nxe6 Bxe6 35.Rxe6 Qf5 36.Kg2 Rxf2+ 37.Qxf2 Qxe6 38.a4 b5 39.axb5 axb5 40.Qb2 Qe4+ 41.Kf2 Qd3 42.Qb4 Qc4 43.Qb2 b4 44.Ke3 b3 45.Kd2 Kf7 46.Qc3 Qxc3+ 47.Kxc3 Kf6 48.g4 Kg5 49.Kxb3 Kf4 50.Kb4 Ke4 51.Kc5 g5 0-1

Nakamura and Caruana drew both Basque games, Nakamura won the Fischer Random 2.5-1.5, Caruana the rapid 3-1 and the blitz 4.5-3.5. Final result: Caruana 10 - 8 Nakamura.

In the other Showdown Match, played at the same time Negi won both Basque games. Hou Yifan won the Fischer Random section 3.5-0.5, the rapids 3-1 and the blitz 4.5-3.5. Final result: Hou Yifan 11 - 7 Negi.
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Colin McGourty writes up the day of blitz on chess24.com:

A final day that few could have predicted saw Fabiano Caruana dominate blitz world no. 1 Hikaru Nakamura in the Showdown in St. Louis to claim the $60,000 winner’s purse with two games to spare. Hou Yifan was in even more of a rush, wrapping up her match against Parimarjan Negi with no less than four games still remaining. Nakamura said afterwards that nothing matters but the upcoming Candidates, while Hou Yifan’s thoughts are on her rating not winning another World Championship title.

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/car...wdown-in-style