Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Makedonia Palace GP · 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 84 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Makedonia Palace GP
Site Thessaloniki GRE
Round 5.1
Date 2013.05.27
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 84
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Final Position

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

4B3/6k1/1p6/p4p2/P4P1P/1b6/2pK4/8 w - - 10 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 e6
  6. 6.Qa3 c6
  7. 7.Nf3 a5
  8. 8.b3 Na6
  9. 9.Be2 Ne4
  10. 10.Qb2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O b6
  12. 12.Rd1 Bb7
  13. 13.Bd2 Nxd2
  14. 14.Qxd2 Nb8
  15. 15.Rac1 Nd7
  16. 16.Na4 Qe7
  17. 17.Ne1 Rfd8
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Nd3 Re8
  20. 20.Rc2 h5
  21. 21.Bf1 h4
  22. 22.Qc1 Qe6
  23. 23.h3 Bf8
  24. 24.Be2 Bd6
  25. 25.Nf4 Qe7
  26. 26.Qb1 Kg7
  27. 27.Nd3 Rac8
  28. 28.Ne1 f5
  29. 29.Bd3 Qf6
  30. 30.Re2 Re7
  31. 31.Qc2 Rf8
  32. 32.f4 Rfe8
  33. 33.Qd2 g5
  34. 34.Nf3 gxf4
  35. 35.exf4 Rxe2
  36. 36.Bxe2 Bb4
  37. 37.Qc2 Re4
  38. 38.Nb2 Nf8
  39. 39.Nd3 Bd6
  40. 40.Nde5 Ne6
  41. 41.Bd3 Nxd4
  42. 42.Qc1 Nxf3+
  43. 43.gxf3 Bxe5
  44. 44.fxe5 Rxe5
  45. 45.Qf4 c5
  46. 46.Kh2 Kf7
  47. 47.Rg1 Bc8
  48. 48.Rg5 Qd6
  49. 49.Rg4 Re6
  50. 50.Qxd6 Rxd6
  51. 51.Rxh4 Rg6
  52. 52.Rh8 Rg8
  53. 53.Rxg8 Kxg8
  54. 54.Kg3 Kg7
  55. 55.Kf4 Kf6
  56. 56.Bb5 Be6
  57. 57.h4 c4
  58. 58.bxc4 dxc4
  59. 59.Ke3 c3
  60. 60.a3 Bd5
  61. 61.Ba4 Bb7
  62. 62.f4 Be4
  63. 63.Bb5 Kg6
  64. 64.Be8+ Kh6
  65. 65.a4 Bb1
  66. 66.Ke2 Bc2
  67. 67.Ke3 Be4
  68. 68.Ke2 Kg7
  69. 69.Ke3 Kf8
  70. 70.Bd7 Ke7
  71. 71.Bb5 Kd6
  72. 72.Be8 Ke6
  73. 73.Ke2 Kf6
  74. 74.Ke3 Kg7
  75. 75.Ke2 Kh6
  76. 76.Ke3 Bb1
  77. 77.Ke2 Bc2
  78. 78.Ke3 Bb3
  79. 79.Kd3 c2
  80. 80.Kd2 Kg7
  81. 81.Kc1 Kf6
  82. 82.Kd2 Kg7
  83. 83.Kc1 Kf6
  84. 84.Kd2 Kg7

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