Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 6.1
Date 2023.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/b5k1/P7/8/8/3K4/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.O-O Bd7
  5. 5.Re1 a6
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.c4 g6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg7
  11. 11.Bg5 O-O
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rad1 Re8
  14. 14.b3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd5 Nc5
  16. 16.h4 Ne6
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Nf4 Qd7
  19. 19.e5 b5
  20. 20.h5 h6
  21. 21.Nxg6 hxg5
  22. 22.Qxg5 Kh7
  23. 23.Rd3 Rg8
  24. 24.Qxe7 Qxe7
  25. 25.Nxe7 Bxe5
  26. 26.Nxc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.f4 bxc4
  28. 28.bxc4 Bxf4
  29. 29.Rxe6 Rg8
  30. 30.Rg6 Rxg6
  31. 31.hxg6+ Kxg6
  32. 32.Ra3 Bb7
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf5
  34. 34.Rb3 Bc8
  35. 35.Rb6 Be6
  36. 36.Rxa6 Bxc4
  37. 37.Ra8 d5
  38. 38.Kf3 Bd6
  39. 39.g4+ Ke6
  40. 40.a4 d4
  41. 41.Rc8 Ba6
  42. 42.Re8+ Kd5
  43. 43.g5 d3
  44. 44.Ke3 Bc5+
  45. 45.Kd2 Bb4+
  46. 46.Ke3 Bc5+
  47. 47.Kd2 Bb4+
  48. 48.Ke3 Bc5+
  49. 49.Kd2 Bd6
  50. 50.g6 Bf4+
  51. 51.Kc3 d2
  52. 52.Rd8+ Ke6
  53. 53.a5 Kf6
  54. 54.Rxd2 Bxd2+
  55. 55.Kxd2 Kxg6

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