Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/3nk2p/4b1pP/6P1/4NK2/8/8/8 b - - 35 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bd6
  8. 8.Na5 Qc8
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.Bc3 Re8
  11. 11.Qe2 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.g4 Bg6
  15. 15.Nc4 f6
  16. 16.Nh4 Nf8
  17. 17.Nf5 Qd7
  18. 18.Nce3 Ne6
  19. 19.Ng2 c5
  20. 20.Qf3 Bf8
  21. 21.Qg3 b5
  22. 22.h4 b4
  23. 23.Bd2 c4
  24. 24.Be3 b3
  25. 25.axb3 cxb3
  26. 26.cxb3 Qxd3
  27. 27.h5 Bf7
  28. 28.Rfd1 Qxe4
  29. 29.Rd7 Rad8
  30. 30.Rad1 Rxd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Rd8
  32. 32.Rxd8 Nxd8
  33. 33.Bxa7 Qb1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qxb2
  35. 35.g5 Qxb3
  36. 36.Nge3 Kh8
  37. 37.h6 g6
  38. 38.Ng7 Qa2
  39. 39.Bb8 f5
  40. 40.Bxc7 f4
  41. 41.Qf3 fxe3
  42. 42.Bxe5 Kg8
  43. 43.Qxe3 Qc4
  44. 44.Kg3 Qb3
  45. 45.Qxb3 Bxb3
  46. 46.Ne8 Be7
  47. 47.Bf6 Nc6
  48. 48.Bxe7 Nxe7
  49. 49.Nf6+ Kh8
  50. 50.f3 Bd1
  51. 51.Kf4 Nc6
  52. 52.Ke3 Ne5
  53. 53.Kf4 Nxf3
  54. 54.Nd7 Nd4
  55. 55.Ke5 Bg4
  56. 56.Nf6 Nc6+
  57. 57.Kd6 Bf3
  58. 58.Nd7 Nd4
  59. 59.Ke5 Nf5
  60. 60.Kf6 Kg8
  61. 61.Ke6 Nd4+
  62. 62.Ke5 Nc6+
  63. 63.Kf6 Bg4
  64. 64.Nc5 Nb4
  65. 65.Ne4 Nd3
  66. 66.Nd6 Nc5
  67. 67.Ke5 Nd7+
  68. 68.Kf4 Be6
  69. 69.Ne4 Kf8
  70. 70.Nd6 Ke7
  71. 71.Ne4

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