Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 24th Jun Late · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2025.06.24
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/5Np1/3PP1P1/7r/5K2/8 b - - 10 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bb5 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d4 exd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qf6
  11. 11.Bg5 Qg6
  12. 12.Bd3 Bf5
  13. 13.Bxf5 Qxf5
  14. 14.c4 h6
  15. 15.Be3 Rad8
  16. 16.Rb1 b6
  17. 17.Rb5 Qd7
  18. 18.Qb1 Rfe8
  19. 19.Re1 Na5
  20. 20.Rc1 a6
  21. 21.Rh5 Bf8
  22. 22.Ne5 Qe7
  23. 23.g3 Rd6
  24. 24.c5 Re6
  25. 25.Rf5 Rf6
  26. 26.Rxf6 Qxf6
  27. 27.cxb6 cxb6
  28. 28.Rc7 Qe6
  29. 29.Nxf7 Be7
  30. 30.Ne5 Bd6
  31. 31.Qxb6 Bxc7
  32. 32.Qxc7 Qxa2
  33. 33.Kh2 Qd5
  34. 34.Qa7 Nc4
  35. 35.Qxa6 Nxe3
  36. 36.fxe3 Ra8
  37. 37.Qc4 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qxc4
  39. 39.Nxc4 Kf7
  40. 40.Kf1 Ke7
  41. 41.Ne5 Ke6
  42. 42.Nd3 Kf5
  43. 43.Nf2 h5
  44. 44.Kg2 g5
  45. 45.Kf3 Ke6
  46. 46.Ne4 Kf5
  47. 47.g4+ hxg4+
  48. 48.hxg4+ Kg6
  49. 49.Ng3 Rh2
  50. 50.Nf5 Kf6
  51. 51.e4 Rh3+
  52. 52.Kf2 Ke6
  53. 53.Ke2 Kf6
  54. 54.Kf2 Ke6
  55. 55.Ke2 Kf6
  56. 56.Kf2

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