Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO · 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2022.03.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

2k5/7p/6p1/8/bB1K4/5P2/6P1/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.d3 fxe4
  5. 5.dxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Bc5
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Nxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 d6
  10. 10.Na4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Be3 Qe8
  13. 13.Bxc5 Qxe5
  14. 14.Bd4 Qg5
  15. 15.f3 c5
  16. 16.Bc3 Bb7
  17. 17.Qd3 a5
  18. 18.Bd2 Qd5
  19. 19.Qxd5+ Bxd5
  20. 20.a4 Bc6
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  23. 23.b3 Bg6
  24. 24.Rc1 c4
  25. 25.bxc4 Be8
  26. 26.Ra1 Kf7
  27. 27.Kf2 Ke6
  28. 28.Bc3 g6
  29. 29.Ke3 Kd7
  30. 30.h4 Bf7
  31. 31.Kd3 Be6
  32. 32.Rb1 Rf8
  33. 33.Bd2 Bf5+
  34. 34.Kd4 Bxc2
  35. 35.Rb2 Bxa4
  36. 36.Bxa5 Rf4+
  37. 37.Kc3 Rf5
  38. 38.Bb4 Rf4
  39. 39.Ra2 Bd1
  40. 40.Rd2 Ba4
  41. 41.c5 Rxh4
  42. 42.cxd6 cxd6
  43. 43.Rxd6+ Kc8
  44. 44.Rd4 Rxd4
  45. 45.Kxd4

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