Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/8/8/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.d5 c4
  7. 7.Be2 Bc5
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.dxe6 dxe6
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.e5 Nfd7
  12. 12.Bf4 h6
  13. 13.h4 Ke7
  14. 14.Rad1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nb6
  16. 16.h5 Nd5
  17. 17.Nxd5+ Bxd5
  18. 18.Nd4 Bb7
  19. 19.Be3 Nd7
  20. 20.f4 Nb6
  21. 21.Bf2 Na4
  22. 22.Rb1 Be4
  23. 23.Bf3 Bxd4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Bxf2+
  25. 25.Kxf2 Ra7
  26. 26.c3 Rd8
  27. 27.Re2 Rad7
  28. 28.Bc2 Nc5
  29. 29.g3 a5
  30. 30.b3 cxb3
  31. 31.axb3 b4
  32. 32.Ra1 bxc3
  33. 33.Rxa5 Rc7
  34. 34.b4 Nd7
  35. 35.Rb5 Ra8
  36. 36.Be4 Ra6
  37. 37.Rc2 Nb6
  38. 38.Ra5 Rxa5
  39. 39.bxa5 Nc4
  40. 40.a6 Nb6
  41. 41.Bb7 Rc4
  42. 42.Ke3 f6
  43. 43.exf6+ Kxf6
  44. 44.Kd3 Ra4
  45. 45.Rxc3 Nd5
  46. 46.Rb3 Kf5
  47. 47.Bc8 Nb4+
  48. 48.Kc3 Nxa6
  49. 49.Rb6 Nc5
  50. 50.Rc6 Ne4+
  51. 51.Kb3 Rd4
  52. 52.Bxe6+ Kf6
  53. 53.Bc4+ Ke7
  54. 54.Kc2 Kd7
  55. 55.Bb5 Nd6
  56. 56.Rc5+ Nxb5
  57. 57.Rxb5 Ke6
  58. 58.Rb7 Kf6
  59. 59.Rb6+ Kf7
  60. 60.Rg6 Rd5
  61. 61.g4 Rd4
  62. 62.f5 Rd5
  63. 63.Kc3 Rd1
  64. 64.f6 gxf6
  65. 65.Rxh6 f5
  66. 66.gxf5 Rf1
  67. 67.f6 Rxf6
  68. 68.Rxf6+ Kxf6
  69. 69.h6 Kg6
  70. 70.h7 Kxh7

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