Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

6th Norway Blitz 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Blitz 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.4
Date 2018.05.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/4P1pk/p7/1p6/4R1Pp/7P/2rr4/R2K4 w - - 8 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nc6
  3. 3.d3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Ne7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ng6
  11. 11.Nf1 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Ng3 h6
  14. 14.d4 Nd7
  15. 15.Be3 Qe7
  16. 16.a5 Kh7
  17. 17.Nd2 Rf7
  18. 18.Nc4 Raf8
  19. 19.Qb3 Rb8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qh4
  21. 21.Nd2 Qe7
  22. 22.Qc4 Rc8
  23. 23.Ndf1 Nf4
  24. 24.Qb3 b5
  25. 25.axb6 Bxb6
  26. 26.Nd2 Rcf8
  27. 27.Nc4 h5
  28. 28.Ne2 Qf6
  29. 29.Nxf4 exf4
  30. 30.Bc1 e5
  31. 31.Qc2 f3
  32. 32.Nxb6 cxb6
  33. 33.g3 Qe6
  34. 34.Kh2 b5
  35. 35.Bg5 Rc8
  36. 36.Qd3 Nb6
  37. 37.Ra1 Na4
  38. 38.Qd2 exd4
  39. 39.cxd4 Rfc7
  40. 40.e5 Rc2
  41. 41.Qe3 dxe5
  42. 42.dxe5 Nxb2
  43. 43.Qxf3 Qg6
  44. 44.Be3 Nc4
  45. 45.Bf4 Nd2
  46. 46.Bxd2 Rxd2
  47. 47.e6 Rcc2
  48. 48.Kg2 h4
  49. 49.g4 Rd3
  50. 50.Qe4 Rg3+
  51. 51.Kf1 Qxe4
  52. 52.Rxe4 Rf3
  53. 53.e7 Rfxf2+
  54. 54.Ke1 Rh2
  55. 55.Kd1 Rhd2+
  56. 56.Ke1 Rh2
  57. 57.Kd1 Rhd2+

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