Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 6.3
Date 2014.04.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3r3k/2N3Rp/2p5/1p1n4/8/7P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 11 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 Be7
  11. 11.Bc2 d4
  12. 12.Nb3 d3
  13. 13.Bb1 Nxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Bf5
  15. 15.Re1 O-O
  16. 16.b4 Qd7
  17. 17.h3 Bg6
  18. 18.Bg5 Bxg5
  19. 19.Nxg5 a5
  20. 20.e6 fxe6
  21. 21.Nxe6 Rfe8
  22. 22.Nc5 Qd6
  23. 23.Bxd3 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Qxe1 Re8
  25. 25.Qd1 axb4
  26. 26.cxb4 Bxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qxd3
  28. 28.Nxd3 Rd8
  29. 29.Ra3 Rd4
  30. 30.Rb3 Ne7
  31. 31.Nc5 c6
  32. 32.Re3 Nd5
  33. 33.Re6 Nxb4
  34. 34.Re7 Rd6
  35. 35.Ne6 Nd5
  36. 36.Rxg7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nc7 Rd8
  38. 38.Rf7 Kg8
  39. 39.Rg7+ Kh8
  40. 40.Rf7 Kg8
  41. 41.Rg7+ Kh8

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