Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 112 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.4
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 112
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6k1/7p/7K w - - 0 113

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b5
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.d5 e5
  7. 7.a4 b4
  8. 8.Na2 c5
  9. 9.dxc6 Nxc6
  10. 10.Bc4 Nf6
  11. 11.Ng5 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Na5
  13. 13.Be2 Bxd5
  14. 14.O-O Be7
  15. 15.Bd2 Qb6
  16. 16.Qe1 Rb8
  17. 17.Bf3 Nc6
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nf3 O-O
  20. 20.Nxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Rbd8
  22. 22.Rad1 Qc6
  23. 23.Qe4 Qxa4
  24. 24.Bxb4 Nxb4
  25. 25.Qxe7 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Qxc2
  27. 27.Rc1 Qxb2
  28. 28.Qxb4 Qxa2
  29. 29.g3 h5
  30. 30.h4 Qd5
  31. 31.Rc5 Qf3
  32. 32.Rc3 Qa8
  33. 33.Qa5 Rd8
  34. 34.Rc1 g6
  35. 35.Rb1 Rc8
  36. 36.Ra1 Rc6
  37. 37.Rb1 Qc8
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf6
  39. 39.Qd5 Rxf2+
  40. 40.Kxf2 Qc2+
  41. 41.Kf3 Qxb1
  42. 42.Qa8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Qxa6 Qh1+
  44. 44.Kf2 Qe4
  45. 45.Qa7 Qe6
  46. 46.Kg2 Kg7
  47. 47.Qd4+ Qf6
  48. 48.Qa7 Qf5
  49. 49.Qd4+ Qf6
  50. 50.Qa7 Qc6+
  51. 51.Kf2 Qd5
  52. 52.Qa1+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qa7 Ke8
  54. 54.Qb8+ Ke7
  55. 55.Qa7+ Kf6
  56. 56.Qb6+ Kf5
  57. 57.Qb4 Qe4
  58. 58.Qb3 Kg4
  59. 59.Qd1+ Kf5
  60. 60.Qd7+ Kf6
  61. 61.Qd8+ Kg7
  62. 62.Qd2 Qe5
  63. 63.Qb4 Kf6
  64. 64.Qd2 Ke6
  65. 65.Qa2+ Kf5
  66. 66.Qd2 Qc7
  67. 67.Qd5+ Kf6
  68. 68.Qd4+ Qe5
  69. 69.Qd8+ Kg7
  70. 70.Qd2 Qe6
  71. 71.Qd3 Kh7
  72. 72.Kg2 Qc6+
  73. 73.Kf2 Qc7
  74. 74.Kg2 Qb7+
  75. 75.Kf2 Qb8
  76. 76.Kg2 Qa7
  77. 77.Kh2 f6
  78. 78.Kg2 Qe7
  79. 79.Qd2 Kg7
  80. 80.Qc3 Kf7
  81. 81.Qc4+ Kg7
  82. 82.Qc3 Qe5
  83. 83.Qd2 Qe7
  84. 84.Kf2 Qc5+
  85. 85.Kg2 Qc6+
  86. 86.Kf2 Kf7
  87. 87.Qd3 Qb6+
  88. 88.Kg2 Qe6
  89. 89.Qd4 Qe2+
  90. 90.Kg1 Ke6
  91. 91.Qc5 Qe5
  92. 92.Qc8+ Kd5
  93. 93.Qg8+ Ke4
  94. 94.Qxg6+ Kf3
  95. 95.Qd3+ Kg4
  96. 96.Kg2 Qb2+
  97. 97.Kg1 f5
  98. 98.Kf1 Qb4
  99. 99.Kg1 Qe1+
  100. 100.Kg2 Qe4+
  101. 101.Qxe4+ fxe4
  102. 102.Kf2 Kh3
  103. 103.Ke3 Kxg3
  104. 104.Kxe4 Kg4
  105. 105.Ke3 Kxh4
  106. 106.Kf2 Kh3
  107. 107.Kg1 Kg3
  108. 108.Kh1 Kh3
  109. 109.Kg1 h4
  110. 110.Kh1 Kg3
  111. 111.Kg1 h3
  112. 112.Kh1 h2

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