Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 14th Jan Early · 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2025.01.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/1p1nk2p/4p3/1N4PP/4KP2/P7/8 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bg4
  8. 8.Nge2 Bh5
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg3 Bg6
  11. 11.Nf4 Bxd3
  12. 12.Nxd3 O-O
  13. 13.Qc2 Re8
  14. 14.f3 c5
  15. 15.Rad1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qf2 cxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Nf8
  18. 18.Be5 N8d7
  19. 19.Rfe1 Nb6
  20. 20.Nf4 Rc6
  21. 21.g3 h6
  22. 22.Kg2 Qd7
  23. 23.Re2 Rec8
  24. 24.Nd3 Nc4
  25. 25.Bxf6 Bxf6
  26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Nxb2
  28. 28.Rxd5 Qe6
  29. 29.Rd6 Qc4
  30. 30.Nd5 Nd3
  31. 31.Ne7+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qe3 Rxd6
  33. 33.exd6 Rd8
  34. 34.Nf5 Nc5
  35. 35.Rd2 b6
  36. 36.h4 Qe6
  37. 37.Qxe6 fxe6
  38. 38.Ne7 Rd7
  39. 39.Nc6 Nb7
  40. 40.Nxa7 Rxd6
  41. 41.Rxd6 Nxd6
  42. 42.Nc6 Kg6
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf6
  44. 44.g4 e5
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke6
  46. 46.Nb4

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