Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

2k5/8/2Q5/4Pp2/6p1/1P2PnPp/rB3P1P/5b1K b - - 10 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Rd1 Ne4
  10. 10.Bf4 g5
  11. 11.Bc1 f5
  12. 12.Nc3 Bf6
  13. 13.e3 Rf7
  14. 14.b3 b6
  15. 15.Bb2 Bb7
  16. 16.Rac1 Qe8
  17. 17.Ne2 Rc8
  18. 18.Ne5 Rg7
  19. 19.a4 Nd6
  20. 20.Qd2 Nf7
  21. 21.Nd3 h5
  22. 22.a5 h4
  23. 23.axb6 axb6
  24. 24.Ra1 g4
  25. 25.Nef4 Ng5
  26. 26.Ra7 Rb8
  27. 27.Ne5 h3
  28. 28.Bh1 Bxe5
  29. 29.dxe5 Nc5
  30. 30.Qb4 dxc4
  31. 31.Qxc4 Nce4
  32. 32.Bxe4 fxe4
  33. 33.Rd6 Re7
  34. 34.Qb4 Bc8
  35. 35.Rxe7 Qxe7
  36. 36.Nh5 Kf7
  37. 37.Nf6 Ra8
  38. 38.Nxe4 Nf3+
  39. 39.Kh1 Ra2
  40. 40.Qc3 Ba6
  41. 41.Rd1 Be2
  42. 42.Nd6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Nf5+ exf5
  44. 44.Rd7 Bf1
  45. 45.Rxe7+ Kf8
  46. 46.Re8+ Kxe8
  47. 47.Qxc6+ Kd8
  48. 48.Qxb6+ Kc8
  49. 49.Qc6+ Kb8
  50. 50.Qb6+ Kc8
  51. 51.Qc6+ Kb8
  52. 52.Qb6+ Kc8
  53. 53.Qc6+

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