Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 1.2
Date 2014.04.20
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/1p1p1q1p/pP1P4/P7/1K1Q2P1/4Rr1P/8 b - - 12 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Ba6
  11. 11.Bf4 d6
  12. 12.Nd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.b4 Bb7
  15. 15.Rc1 a6
  16. 16.Bf1 Re8
  17. 17.Qe2 Nce5
  18. 18.Be3 Nf6
  19. 19.Na4 Ned7
  20. 20.Bd4 Qc7
  21. 21.f3 Bc6
  22. 22.Nc3 Qb8
  23. 23.Kh1 Bd8
  24. 24.a4 Bc7
  25. 25.g3 Qa8
  26. 26.Ra1 Bb7
  27. 27.Bg2 h6
  28. 28.Rec1 Qb8
  29. 29.Re1 Qa8
  30. 30.Rec1 Qb8
  31. 31.f4 e5
  32. 32.fxe5 Nxe5
  33. 33.Nd5 Nxd5
  34. 34.cxd5 Bd8
  35. 35.Nf3 Nd7
  36. 36.Qd3 Bf6
  37. 37.Bh3 Bxd4
  38. 38.Qxd4 Rxc1+
  39. 39.Rxc1 Qd8
  40. 40.Kg1 Re7
  41. 41.Rc3 a5
  42. 42.b5 Nc5
  43. 43.Re3 Bc8
  44. 44.Bg2 Bg4
  45. 45.Ne1 Bh5
  46. 46.Nc2 Bg6
  47. 47.Qc4 Re8
  48. 48.Nd4 Qf6
  49. 49.Nb3 Nxb3
  50. 50.Rxb3 Qa1+
  51. 51.Kf2 f5
  52. 52.Re3 fxe4
  53. 53.Bxe4 Qe5
  54. 54.Kf3 Bxe4+
  55. 55.Rxe4 Qf5+
  56. 56.Ke3 Rc8
  57. 57.Qd3 Rf8
  58. 58.Kd2 Qg5+
  59. 59.Kc2 Rf2+
  60. 60.Kb3 Qf6
  61. 61.Re2

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