Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

American Cup Champ · 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event American Cup Champ
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2025.03.23
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/8/4pkp1/4p2p/p3P2P/r4P1K/P1R3P1/8 b - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Nxc3
  7. 7.Qxc3 Nc6
  8. 8.e4 a6
  9. 9.Be3 Bg4
  10. 10.Rd1 Qa5
  11. 11.Qxa5 Nxa5
  12. 12.Be2 e6
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb4+
  14. 14.Bd2 Bxd2+
  15. 15.Rxd2 Bxe2
  16. 16.Kxe2 f6
  17. 17.b4 fxe5
  18. 18.bxa5 Rc8
  19. 19.Rb1 Rc7
  20. 20.Kf3 Rf8+
  21. 21.Kg3 Rff7
  22. 22.Rdb2 Rfe7
  23. 23.Kg4 Kf7
  24. 24.h4 Kf6
  25. 25.Kh5 h6
  26. 26.Rb3 g6+
  27. 27.Kg4 h5+
  28. 28.Kg3 Rc5
  29. 29.Rxb7 Rxb7
  30. 30.Rxb7 Rxa5
  31. 31.Rb2 Ra3+
  32. 32.f3 a5
  33. 33.Kh3 a4
  34. 34.Rc2 Rd3
  35. 35.Rc4 Ra3
  36. 36.Rc2 Rd3
  37. 37.Rc4 Ra3
  38. 38.Rc2

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