Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Kings · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Kings
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2025.03.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/5kpp/8/1P2Q3/5PP1/1q1b4/5K1P/8 w - - 15 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nge7
  4. 4.O-O Ng6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 c6
  8. 8.Be2 Qb6
  9. 9.Qc3 Qb4
  10. 10.Qd3 Qd6
  11. 11.Qb3 Be7
  12. 12.Be3 Nf4
  13. 13.Bf3 Qf6
  14. 14.Nd2 O-O
  15. 15.g3 Ne6
  16. 16.Bg2 Nc5
  17. 17.Qc4 b6
  18. 18.Qd4 Qg6
  19. 19.a4 f5
  20. 20.exf5 Qxf5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Bf6
  22. 22.Qb4 Qxc2
  23. 23.Qc4+ Qxc4
  24. 24.Nxc4 d5
  25. 25.Nd6 Bd7
  26. 26.Ra2 Nd3
  27. 27.Rd1 Nb4
  28. 28.Ra3 Nc2
  29. 29.Rb3 Nxe3
  30. 30.Rxe3 Rad8
  31. 31.b4 Bg4
  32. 32.f3 Bh5
  33. 33.Nf5 Rfe8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  35. 35.b5 Bg6
  36. 36.Nd6 Re6
  37. 37.Nc8 d4
  38. 38.f4 c5
  39. 39.Bd5 Bf7
  40. 40.Bxe6 Bxe6
  41. 41.Nxa7 c4
  42. 42.a5 d3
  43. 43.Nc6 c3
  44. 44.axb6 c2
  45. 45.Rf1 d2
  46. 46.b7 d1=Q
  47. 47.b8=Q+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qc7+ Kg6
  49. 49.Ne5+ Bxe5
  50. 50.Qxe5 Qxf1+
  51. 51.Kxf1 c1=Q+
  52. 52.Kf2 Qd2+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qd1+
  54. 54.Kf2 Qc2+
  55. 55.Ke3 Qb3+
  56. 56.Kd4 Qb4+
  57. 57.Ke3 Qb3+
  58. 58.Kd4 Qc4+
  59. 59.Ke3 Bf5
  60. 60.g4 Qb3+
  61. 61.Kf2 Bd3
  62. 62.Qh5+ Kf6
  63. 63.Qe5+ Kf7
  64. 64.Qc7+ Ke6
  65. 65.Qe5+ Kf7
  66. 66.Qc7+ Ke6
  67. 67.Qe5+ Kf7

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