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