Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2012.01.16
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

2r3rk/p3q2p/5p2/Q3n3/5R2/7P/6P1/R4B1K b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Na5
  11. 11.Bd3 b6
  12. 12.Qd2 e5
  13. 13.Bh6 exd4
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.cxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.f4 f6
  17. 17.f5 Nc6
  18. 18.Bb5 Ne5
  19. 19.Nxd4 gxf5
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe7
  21. 21.Ba6 Bd7
  22. 22.exf5 Kh8
  23. 23.Qc3 Rae8
  24. 24.Rf4 Rg8
  25. 25.Bf1 Rc8
  26. 26.Qe1 Bc6
  27. 27.h3 Bd5
  28. 28.a4 Rg7
  29. 29.Qf2 Rcg8
  30. 30.Ne6 Bxe6
  31. 31.fxe6 Qxe6
  32. 32.Kh1 Rg6
  33. 33.Rd2 Qe7
  34. 34.Rfd4 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd1 Rgg8
  36. 36.Qd2 Qg7
  37. 37.Qf2 Qe7
  38. 38.Qd2 Rg3
  39. 39.Rf4 Rg6
  40. 40.a5 bxa5
  41. 41.Qxa5 Rgg8
  42. 42.Ra1

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