Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 107 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2012.06.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D22)
Moves 107
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/7n/8/8/4k3/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 108

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.a4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.Bxc4 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Qe2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rd1 Bb4
  10. 10.Bd2 Bd6
  11. 11.Nc3 c5
  12. 12.e4 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qb8
  14. 14.g3 O-O
  15. 15.f3 Ne5
  16. 16.Bb3 Bc5
  17. 17.Be3 Qc7
  18. 18.Rd2 h6
  19. 19.Rad1 Rad8
  20. 20.Bf2 g5
  21. 21.h3 Ng6
  22. 22.Bc4 Ne5
  23. 23.Kg2 Qc8
  24. 24.Bb3 Kh8
  25. 25.Nc2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Qxd2 Bxf2
  27. 27.Kxf2 Qc5+
  28. 28.Qd4 Rb8
  29. 29.Ne3 Kg7
  30. 30.Nc4 Qxd4+
  31. 31.Rxd4 Nc6
  32. 32.Rd2 Ba8
  33. 33.Nd6 Kf8
  34. 34.Bc4 Nb4
  35. 35.Na2 Nxa2
  36. 36.Bxa2 Rd8
  37. 37.e5 Nd7
  38. 38.f4 gxf4
  39. 39.gxf4 a5
  40. 40.Rd4 Ke7
  41. 41.Bb1 f6
  42. 42.Nc4 Bd5
  43. 43.exf6+ Nxf6
  44. 44.Bd3 Nd7
  45. 45.Be2 Rf8
  46. 46.Bf3 Bxc4
  47. 47.Rxc4 Nc5
  48. 48.Ke3 Rd8
  49. 49.b4 axb4
  50. 50.Rxb4 Rd3+
  51. 51.Ke2 Ra3
  52. 52.Rxb6 Rxa4
  53. 53.f5 Ra2+
  54. 54.Ke3 Ra3+
  55. 55.Ke2 exf5
  56. 56.Rxh6 Ne6
  57. 57.Rh4 Kd6
  58. 58.Kf2 Ke5
  59. 59.Rc4 Nd4
  60. 60.Bg2 Ra2+
  61. 61.Kf1 Rd2
  62. 62.Rc3 Kf4
  63. 63.Ra3 Kg5
  64. 64.Rg3+ Kh4
  65. 65.Rg8 Nc2
  66. 66.Kg1 Ne1
  67. 67.Rg7 Rb2
  68. 68.Rg8 Nd3
  69. 69.Rg7 Nf4
  70. 70.Rg8 Ne6
  71. 71.Kh2 Kh5
  72. 72.Kg1 Kh6
  73. 73.Rg3 Nf4
  74. 74.Bf3 Rb3
  75. 75.Kh2 Rb2+
  76. 76.Kg1 Ra2
  77. 77.Kh1 Ng6
  78. 78.Bd5 Rd2
  79. 79.Bb7 Kg7
  80. 80.Rg2 Rd3
  81. 81.Kh2 Kf6
  82. 82.Rf2 Nh4
  83. 83.Be4 Re3
  84. 84.Bg2 Ke5
  85. 85.Bb7 Kf6
  86. 86.Bg2 Rc3
  87. 87.Bb7 Kg5
  88. 88.Bg2 f4
  89. 89.Bb7 Nf5
  90. 90.Be4 Ne3
  91. 91.h4+ Kf6
  92. 92.Bf3 Kf5
  93. 93.h5 Ra3
  94. 94.Rb2 Nc4
  95. 95.Rb5+ Ne5
  96. 96.Kg2 Kf6
  97. 97.Rb6+ Kg5
  98. 98.Rb5 Re3
  99. 99.Bd1 Rg3+
  100. 100.Kf1 Re3
  101. 101.Ra5 f3
  102. 102.Kf2 Kf4
  103. 103.Ra4+ Re4
  104. 104.Rxe4+ Kxe4
  105. 105.Bxf3+ Nxf3
  106. 106.h6 Ng5
  107. 107.h7 Nxh7

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