Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 4.1
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p5/3k4/R4P2/2r5/2P1K3/8 w - - 16 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
  4. 4.Qe2 Qe7
  5. 5.Qxe4 d6
  6. 6.d4 dxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Qxe5
  9. 9.Qxe5+ Nxe5
  10. 10.Nb5 Bb4+
  11. 11.Bd2 Bxd2+
  12. 12.Kxd2 Kd8
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.Bc4 Rf8
  15. 15.Kc1 a6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nb6
  17. 17.Bd3 Bd7
  18. 18.Bxh7 g6
  19. 19.Nf3 Bc6
  20. 20.Ng5 Bxg2
  21. 21.Rhg1 Bc6
  22. 22.Rg4 Bd7
  23. 23.Rf4 Bf5
  24. 24.h4 Kd7
  25. 25.h5 Nd5
  26. 26.Rxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Bxf5+ Kd6
  28. 28.h6 b5
  29. 29.h7 c6
  30. 30.h8=Q Rxh8
  31. 31.Nxf7+ Kc5
  32. 32.Nxh8 Rxh8
  33. 33.Be4 Rh2
  34. 34.Rf1 a5
  35. 35.Kd2 a4
  36. 36.a3 Kd4
  37. 37.Bf3 Rh3
  38. 38.Bg4 Rh2
  39. 39.Ke2 Rh4
  40. 40.Kf3 Nf6
  41. 41.Rd1+ Kc5
  42. 42.Bf5 b4
  43. 43.axb4+ Rxb4
  44. 44.Ra1 Nd5
  45. 45.Bd3 Rxb2
  46. 46.Rxa4 Nb4
  47. 47.Ke2 Rb1
  48. 48.Be4 Rc1
  49. 49.f4 Nd5
  50. 50.Bxd5 Kxd5
  51. 51.Kd3 Rd1+
  52. 52.Ke3 Re1+
  53. 53.Kd3 Rd1+
  54. 54.Kc3 Rf1
  55. 55.Kd2 Rf3
  56. 56.Ke2 Rc3
  57. 57.Kd2 Rf3
  58. 58.Ke2 Rc3

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