Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2014.01.30
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k2N2/5K2/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qb3 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 c6
  9. 9.e4 b5
  10. 10.Qd3 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Na6
  12. 12.e5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Qe3 Nh5
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne6
  15. 15.Rd1 Qe8
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Bc6
  18. 18.Qe3 a6
  19. 19.Bd3 Nhf4
  20. 20.O-O Nxd3
  21. 21.Rxd3 Rd8
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Rxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 Qa8
  25. 25.f3 Rd8
  26. 26.Qc5 Qb7
  27. 27.Rd1 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Nxd1 Qd7
  29. 29.Ne3 Qd2
  30. 30.Qc3 Qxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 f6
  32. 32.exf6 exf6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke2 Ke6
  35. 35.Kd3 h5
  36. 36.Kd4 h4
  37. 37.Kc5 Ba8
  38. 38.f4 g5
  39. 39.g3 hxg3
  40. 40.hxg3 gxf4
  41. 41.gxf4 Be4
  42. 42.Kb6 Kd6
  43. 43.Kxa6 Kc5
  44. 44.a3 Bf3
  45. 45.Ka7 Kc6
  46. 46.Kb8 Kb6
  47. 47.Nf5 Bg4
  48. 48.Nd6 Be6
  49. 49.Ne4 f5
  50. 50.Nd2 Bd5
  51. 51.Kc8 Ka5
  52. 52.Kc7 Ka4
  53. 53.Kb6 Bg2
  54. 54.c4 bxc4
  55. 55.Nxc4 Bd5
  56. 56.Kc5 Bg8
  57. 57.Kd4 Kb3
  58. 58.Nd6 Kxa3
  59. 59.Ke5 Kb4
  60. 60.Kf6 Kc5
  61. 61.Nxf5 Bh7
  62. 62.Ne7 Bb1
  63. 63.Ke5 Bh7
  64. 64.Nd5 Kc6
  65. 65.Nf6 Bb1
  66. 66.f5 Bxf5
  67. 67.Kxf5

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