Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.10
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/5b2/8/6K1/3Bk3/8/8/8 w - - 0 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.d4 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c4 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.e4 Ne7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Re1 g5
  11. 11.d5 Ng6
  12. 12.Be3 Nde5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Rc1 h5
  15. 15.Nb5 g4
  16. 16.hxg4 hxg4
  17. 17.Qxg4 a6
  18. 18.Nd4 Rh4
  19. 19.Qd1 Bxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Qg5
  21. 21.Be3 Qf6
  22. 22.g3 Rh7
  23. 23.Kg2 Rg7
  24. 24.Rh1 O-O-O
  25. 25.Kf1 Qxb2
  26. 26.Be2 Rgg8
  27. 27.Bd4 Qa3
  28. 28.Rh7 Kb8
  29. 29.Qd2 Rdf8
  30. 30.Rb1 Qa4
  31. 31.dxe6 Bxe4
  32. 32.exf7 Bxb1
  33. 33.fxg8=Q Rxg8
  34. 34.Bxb6 Rc8
  35. 35.Qb2 Be4
  36. 36.Bxc7+ Ka8
  37. 37.Bb6 Bb7
  38. 38.Be3 Qc6
  39. 39.Ke1 Ne5
  40. 40.Qb6 Qxb6
  41. 41.Bxb6 Nxc4
  42. 42.Bxc4 Rxc4
  43. 43.Rh8+ Bc8
  44. 44.Be3 Kb7
  45. 45.Rh7+ Kc6
  46. 46.Rg7 Ra4
  47. 47.Kd2 Rxa2+
  48. 48.Kc3 Ra4
  49. 49.Bd4 Be6
  50. 50.g4 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kd2 Bc4
  52. 52.Be3 d5
  53. 53.Rg6+ Kd7
  54. 54.Rg7+ Ke6
  55. 55.Rg6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rd6 Ra1
  57. 57.g5 Rg1
  58. 58.Kc3 Rg4
  59. 59.Kb4 d4
  60. 60.Rxd4 Rxd4
  61. 61.Bxd4 Be6
  62. 62.Bf6 Bf5
  63. 63.Ka5 Kg6
  64. 64.Kxa6 Kf7
  65. 65.Ka5 Bg6
  66. 66.Kb4 Bf5
  67. 67.g6+ Kxg6
  68. 68.Be5 Be6
  69. 69.f4 Bf5
  70. 70.Bd4 Kh5
  71. 71.Kc5 Kg4
  72. 72.Kd6 Kh5
  73. 73.Ke5 Kg4
  74. 74.Kf6 Bd3
  75. 75.f5 Kf3
  76. 76.Kg5 Ke4
  77. 77.f6 Bc4
  78. 78.f7 Bxf7

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