Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 1.1
Date 2024.04.04
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/7p/5bpk/8/2Q4P/1B2q1PK/2P5/8 w - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Nbd7
  7. 7.Nf5 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Nc5
  10. 10.Bg5 Bxf5
  11. 11.exf5 Be7
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.O-O e4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Re1 O-O
  16. 16.Rxe4 Bxb2
  17. 17.Rb1 Bf6
  18. 18.Qd5 Rc8
  19. 19.Qb7 Rc5
  20. 20.Qxa6 Rxf5
  21. 21.Rd1 d5
  22. 22.Rb4 Bc3
  23. 23.Rxb5 Rxf2
  24. 24.Rbxd5 Qh4
  25. 25.Qd3 Rf6
  26. 26.g3 Qb4
  27. 27.Kg2 Bb2
  28. 28.Rf5 g6
  29. 29.Rxf6 Bxf6
  30. 30.Qf3 Qe7
  31. 31.a4 Kg7
  32. 32.a5 Ra8
  33. 33.Rd5 Ra7
  34. 34.Rb5 Qd8
  35. 35.Rd5 Qc7
  36. 36.h4 Rxa5
  37. 37.Rxa5 Qxa5
  38. 38.Qb7 Qd8
  39. 39.Qxf7+ Kh6
  40. 40.Kh3 Qe7
  41. 41.Qc4 Qe3

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