Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/5k2/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 c6
  6. 6.Bc4 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.Ne2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Ng3 Bg6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nd5
  11. 11.Bd2 Qc7
  12. 12.Bb3 Bd6
  13. 13.c4 N5f6
  14. 14.Re1 O-O
  15. 15.Nh4 c5
  16. 16.Nxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Bc2 Be5
  19. 19.Rb1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qe2 Bd4
  21. 21.b4 Ncd7
  22. 22.Bb3 a5
  23. 23.a3 axb4
  24. 24.axb4 Ra8
  25. 25.Qd3 Ba7
  26. 26.Bc3 Ng4
  27. 27.c5 Ndf6
  28. 28.Qf3 b6
  29. 29.h3 Nxf2
  30. 30.Qxf2 bxc5
  31. 31.Be5 Qe7
  32. 32.bxc5 Bxc5
  33. 33.Bd4 Bxd4
  34. 34.Qxd4 Rfd8
  35. 35.Qf2 Rd3
  36. 36.Bc4 Rc3
  37. 37.Rbc1 Rxc1
  38. 38.Rxc1 Rc8
  39. 39.Rc2 Qb4
  40. 40.Bf1 Rxc2
  41. 41.Qxc2 Nd5
  42. 42.Qf2 Qb1
  43. 43.Kh2 Qb8
  44. 44.Bc4 Nf6
  45. 45.Qe3 Qc7
  46. 46.Be2 Nd5
  47. 47.Qd4 Ne7
  48. 48.Bd3 Nd5
  49. 49.Be4 Nf6
  50. 50.Bf3 Nd7
  51. 51.h4 Nf6
  52. 52.Qe3 Nd7
  53. 53.h5 gxh5
  54. 54.Bxh5 Nf6
  55. 55.Bf3 Nd7
  56. 56.Qg5 Ne5
  57. 57.Be4 f5
  58. 58.Bf3 Qd6
  59. 59.Kh3 Nf7
  60. 60.Qg6 Qe7
  61. 61.Nh5 Ng5+
  62. 62.Kg3 Nxf3
  63. 63.gxf3 Qf7
  64. 64.Qg5 e5
  65. 65.Qd8+ Kh7
  66. 66.Qg5 Qg6
  67. 67.Kh4 e4
  68. 68.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  69. 69.f4 e3
  70. 70.Ng3 Kf6
  71. 71.Ne2 g6
  72. 72.Kg3 g5
  73. 73.fxg5+ Kxg5
  74. 74.Kf3 f4
  75. 75.Nxf4 e2
  76. 76.Kxe2 Kxf4

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