Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Kings · 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Kings
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2025.03.04
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/1k6/1P1p1p2/3bnPp1/B2B2P1/6K1/8/8 w - - 9 55

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 Bd6
  11. 11.Nxd6+ cxd6
  12. 12.Be3 Be6
  13. 13.O-O-O Ke7
  14. 14.b3 a6
  15. 15.h3 h5
  16. 16.g3 Rhd8
  17. 17.Bg2 Rd7
  18. 18.f4 Nc6
  19. 19.Bf3 Rh8
  20. 20.g4 hxg4
  21. 21.hxg4 Rxh1
  22. 22.Rxh1 g6
  23. 23.Kb2 Rc7
  24. 24.Bb6 Rc8
  25. 25.c4 g5
  26. 26.f5 Ne5
  27. 27.Be2 Bd7
  28. 28.Rh5 f6
  29. 29.Rh7+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rh8+ Ke7
  31. 31.Rxc8 Bxc8
  32. 32.b4 Nd7
  33. 33.Bc7 b6
  34. 34.Kc3 Bb7
  35. 35.a4 Bc6
  36. 36.b5 Bb7
  37. 37.a5 bxa5
  38. 38.Bxa5 Ne5
  39. 39.Kd4 Kd7
  40. 40.Bd1 Nf3+
  41. 41.Ke3 Ne5
  42. 42.Be2 axb5
  43. 43.cxb5 Bg2
  44. 44.Bc3 Kc7
  45. 45.Bd4 Bd5
  46. 46.Kf2 Be4
  47. 47.Kg3 Bd5
  48. 48.Bd1 Kb7
  49. 49.Ba4 Bc4
  50. 50.b6 Bd5
  51. 51.Bd1 Kc6
  52. 52.Ba4+ Kb7
  53. 53.Bd1 Kc6
  54. 54.Ba4+ Kb7

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