Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.1
Date 2018.04.27
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

6k1/1bp4r/2q2p2/B1p1pPp1/n1P1P1P1/Pp3NK1/1P1Q4/4R3 b - - 9 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nc4 Bd6
  10. 10.Bg5 b5
  11. 11.Ne3 Qe7
  12. 12.Nh4 Qe6
  13. 13.Nhf5 Bf8
  14. 14.f4 Nd7
  15. 15.Ng3 f6
  16. 16.f5 Qf7
  17. 17.Bh4 Bb7
  18. 18.Qe2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nh1 Nc5
  20. 20.Rfd1 Rd6
  21. 21.Nf2 Red8
  22. 22.Rd2 a5
  23. 23.g4 g5
  24. 24.Bg3 Ba6
  25. 25.Rad1 b4
  26. 26.c4 b3
  27. 27.a3 R6d7
  28. 28.Qe1 Nb7
  29. 29.Nh1 Nc5
  30. 30.Qe2 Rd4
  31. 31.Be1 R8d6
  32. 32.Nf2 Qd7
  33. 33.Kg2 Qd8
  34. 34.h3 Rd7
  35. 35.Nf1 Na4
  36. 36.Nh2 Bc5
  37. 37.Nf3 R4d6
  38. 38.Rc1 Bxf2
  39. 39.Qxf2 c5
  40. 40.Qe2 Rxd3
  41. 41.Rxd3 Rxd3
  42. 42.Bxa5 Bb7
  43. 43.Kf2 Qd7
  44. 44.Re1 Rd6
  45. 45.Rc1 Qc6
  46. 46.Re1 Rd8
  47. 47.h4 h6
  48. 48.hxg5 hxg5
  49. 49.Kg3 Rd7
  50. 50.Qh2 Rh7
  51. 51.Qd2 Rd7
  52. 52.Qh2 Rh7
  53. 53.Qd2

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