Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.2
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/7R/8/5r2/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Nc6
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.O-O e5
  12. 12.Bg5 Be6
  13. 13.Nd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nc4 h6
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.e3 Rab8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Rxd1 b5
  19. 19.Nxb5 Rxb5
  20. 20.Bxc6 Rxb3
  21. 21.Bd5 Bg4
  22. 22.Rc1 Rd3
  23. 23.Nxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Bh3
  25. 25.f4 Rd1+
  26. 26.Kf2 Rd2+
  27. 27.Ke1 Rxh2
  28. 28.b3 exf4
  29. 29.exf4 Be6
  30. 30.Bxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.Rc7 Rg2
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rxg3
  33. 33.Re7 Rxb3
  34. 34.Rxe6 Rf3
  35. 35.Rxh6 Rxf4

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