Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · King's Pawn Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.6
Date 2023.09.14
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/q6k/2P3p1/8/K1Q2P2/P7/8/8 w - - 18 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 h6
  2. 2.d4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Bf5
  5. 5.g4 Bd7
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.h4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qc7
  9. 9.Nb5 Bxb5
  10. 10.Bxb5+ Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Bxc5
  12. 12.Bxd7+ Kxd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Bxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.f4 h5
  16. 16.gxh5 Ne7
  17. 17.Nf3 Nf5
  18. 18.Kb1 Rxh5
  19. 19.Ng5 Ke8
  20. 20.Rh3 Qe7
  21. 21.Rc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Qxc3 Qd7
  23. 23.Nf3 a6
  24. 24.Qc5 Qc6
  25. 25.Qa7 Qc8
  26. 26.a3 Ne7
  27. 27.Rd3 Nc6
  28. 28.Qb6 Rf5
  29. 29.Qe3 Kf8
  30. 30.Ng5 Qd8
  31. 31.Rb3 Qe7
  32. 32.Qg3 Kg8
  33. 33.Qg4 f6
  34. 34.Nxe6 Qxe6
  35. 35.Rxb7 Ne7
  36. 36.Rxe7 Qxe7
  37. 37.Qxf5 fxe5
  38. 38.Qxe5 Qxh4
  39. 39.Qxd5+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qd3+ g6
  41. 41.Qe3 Qh1+
  42. 42.Ka2 Qg2
  43. 43.c4 Qf1
  44. 44.Qe4 a5
  45. 45.c5 Qc1
  46. 46.c6 Qc5
  47. 47.b4 Qc3
  48. 48.bxa5 Qxa5
  49. 49.Qc4 Qd2+
  50. 50.Kb3 Qe3+
  51. 51.Ka4 Qa7+
  52. 52.Kb4 Qb6+
  53. 53.Ka4 Qa7+
  54. 54.Kb5 Qb8+
  55. 55.Kc5 Qf8+
  56. 56.Kb5 Qb8+
  57. 57.Ka4 Qa7+

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