Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

10th London Classic 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2018.12.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/1R6/6k1/6P1/6K1/6P1/1pr5/8 w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Qc2 Bb7
  8. 8.Rd1 Bd6
  9. 9.Bg3 Nbd7
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.e4 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Bxg3
  13. 13.hxg3 e5
  14. 14.Bb5 c6
  15. 15.Be2 Qc7
  16. 16.g4 Rfe8
  17. 17.g5 Rad8
  18. 18.Kf1 b5
  19. 19.Rh4 a6
  20. 20.a4 Qa5
  21. 21.g6 hxg6
  22. 22.Ng5 Nf8
  23. 23.Rd3 Bc8
  24. 24.Qb3 Qc7
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Rf3 Be6
  27. 27.d5 cxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Nxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Rfh3 e4
  31. 31.Rxe4 Ra8
  32. 32.g3 Qc5
  33. 33.Re3 Ra3
  34. 34.Qb2 Qd6
  35. 35.Rh4 Ra4
  36. 36.Rhe4 Qa3
  37. 37.Qxa3 Rxa3
  38. 38.Bg4 Rc5
  39. 39.Bxe6+ Nxe6
  40. 40.Rxe6 Raxc3
  41. 41.Rxc3 Rxc3
  42. 42.Rxg6 b4
  43. 43.Rb6 b3
  44. 44.Kg2 Kf7
  45. 45.f4 g5
  46. 46.fxg5 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kf3 b2
  48. 48.Kg4 Kg7
  49. 49.Rb7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Rb6+ Kg7
  51. 51.Rb7+ Kg6

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