Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.3
Date 2020.04.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

4r3/8/r1p3k1/B1R2pp1/1P1P4/4P3/5PK1/8 w - - 10 43

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h4 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bxe5 Qd5
  14. 14.Be2 Ba6
  15. 15.Bxa6 Rxa6
  16. 16.O-O Rfa8
  17. 17.cxb6 Rxb6
  18. 18.Bc7 Rba6
  19. 19.Bxa5 Bxh4
  20. 20.Rc1 Be7
  21. 21.Rc3 Bd6
  22. 22.Qc2 h5
  23. 23.Rc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Qe2 Rca8
  25. 25.Rc5 Bxc5
  26. 26.Rxc5 Qb3
  27. 27.Qxh5 f5
  28. 28.g3 Qxa3
  29. 29.Kg2 Rf8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qd3
  31. 31.Qxd3 exd3
  32. 32.Rc3 d2
  33. 33.Rd3 Kf7
  34. 34.Rxd2 Rh8
  35. 35.Rc2 g5
  36. 36.g4 Kg6
  37. 37.gxf5+ exf5
  38. 38.Rc5 Re8
  39. 39.Bc7 Rc8
  40. 40.Ba5 Re8
  41. 41.Bc7 Rc8
  42. 42.Ba5 Re8

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