Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Blitz 2015 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 152 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7
Date 2015.11.15
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 152
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6K1/8/1R4bk b - - 124 152

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.Qa4+ Nc6
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.Qa4 Bd7
  11. 11.Qa3 Nf5
  12. 12.Bd2 Re8
  13. 13.Rac1 b6
  14. 14.Rfe1 a5
  15. 15.b3 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb2 Ncd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 exd4
  18. 18.Ne4 c5
  19. 19.a3 Qe7
  20. 20.b4 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 c4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Rxc4
  23. 23.dxc4 Bc6
  24. 24.f3 Bxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 Ne3
  26. 26.Bxe3 dxe3
  27. 27.Qa3 Rd8
  28. 28.Bf3 Be5
  29. 29.Kg2 h5
  30. 30.Qxe3 Qxb4
  31. 31.Rc1 Qd6
  32. 32.Rb1 Bd4
  33. 33.Qg5 Bf6
  34. 34.Qb5 Rc8
  35. 35.Qd5 Qc5
  36. 36.Rb5 Qxc4
  37. 37.Rxb6 Qxd5
  38. 38.exd5 Be5
  39. 39.Rb7 Kg7
  40. 40.Rd7 Rc2
  41. 41.Kf2 Bd4+
  42. 42.Kg2 Rd2
  43. 43.h3 Be5
  44. 44.Re7 Bd6
  45. 45.Re8 Kf6
  46. 46.Kf2 Bc5+
  47. 47.Ke1 Bb4
  48. 48.Rb8 Rb2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Bc3
  50. 50.Rc8 Be5
  51. 51.g4 hxg4
  52. 52.Bxg4 Rd2
  53. 53.Bf3 Bd6
  54. 54.Kf2 Rd4
  55. 55.Ke3 Rb4
  56. 56.Kd3 Rb3+
  57. 57.Kc2 Ra3
  58. 58.Re8 Ra2+
  59. 59.Kb3 Ra3+
  60. 60.Kc4 Ra5
  61. 61.Bg4 Rc5+
  62. 62.Kd4 Rc1
  63. 63.e4 Re1
  64. 64.h4 Bg3
  65. 65.h5 gxh5
  66. 66.Bxh5 Bd6
  67. 67.Bf3 Bg3
  68. 68.Kd3 Bf4
  69. 69.Bg4 Be5
  70. 70.Ra8 Ra1
  71. 71.Re8 Ra3+
  72. 72.Ke2 Ra2+
  73. 73.Kd1 Ra4
  74. 74.Bf5 Ra2
  75. 75.Rd8 Bc7
  76. 76.Rd7 Bf4
  77. 77.Ke1 Bg3+
  78. 78.Kf1 Be5
  79. 79.Bg4 Rh2
  80. 80.Rb7 Kg5
  81. 81.Bf3 f6
  82. 82.Bg2 Kf4
  83. 83.Rb3 Rxg2
  84. 84.Kxg2 Kxe4
  85. 85.Rb5 Bd6
  86. 86.Ra5 Kd4
  87. 87.Kf3 Bc5
  88. 88.Kf4 Kxd5
  89. 89.Kf5 Kc4
  90. 90.Kxf6 Kd4
  91. 91.Ke6 Bb6
  92. 92.Rh5 Ke4
  93. 93.Rh4+ Kf3
  94. 94.Kf5 Bf2
  95. 95.Rh3+ Kg2
  96. 96.Rb3 Ba7
  97. 97.Kf4 Bg1
  98. 98.Rb2+ Kh1
  99. 99.Kf3 Bh2
  100. 100.Rg2 Bg1
  101. 101.Kg3 Ba7
  102. 102.Rb2 Bg1
  103. 103.Rb7 Bh2+
  104. 104.Kf3 Bg1
  105. 105.Rb1 Kh2
  106. 106.Rc1 Kh1
  107. 107.Rc4 Bh2
  108. 108.Rg4 Bg1
  109. 109.Kg3 Bh2+
  110. 110.Kf2 Bb8
  111. 111.Rg7 Bh2
  112. 112.Kf3 Bg1
  113. 113.Kg4 Kg2
  114. 114.Kh4+ Kh2
  115. 115.Rg4 Bf2+
  116. 116.Kg5 Kh1
  117. 117.Kf4 Bg1
  118. 118.Rh4+ Kg2
  119. 119.Kg4 Bf2
  120. 120.Rh8 Bg1
  121. 121.Rc8 Kh1
  122. 122.Kg3 Bh2+
  123. 123.Kf3 Bg1
  124. 124.Rc1 Kh2
  125. 125.Ke2 Kg2
  126. 126.Rc6 Bf2
  127. 127.Rg6+ Bg3
  128. 128.Rg8 Kh2
  129. 129.Kf1 Kh3
  130. 130.Kg1 Bh4
  131. 131.Rg2 Bg3
  132. 132.Kf1 Bh4
  133. 133.Rg7 Bg3
  134. 134.Rg6 Bh4
  135. 135.Ke2 Kh2
  136. 136.Kf3 Be7
  137. 137.Re6 Bc5
  138. 138.Rh6+ Kg1
  139. 139.Rh7 Bb6
  140. 140.Kg3 Bf2+
  141. 141.Kf3 Bb6
  142. 142.Rg7+ Kh1
  143. 143.Kg3 Kg1
  144. 144.Rb7 Bf2+
  145. 145.Kf3 Bc5
  146. 146.Rb5 Ba7
  147. 147.Ra5 Bb6
  148. 148.Ra1+ Kh2
  149. 149.Rb1 Ba7
  150. 150.Rb2+ Kh1
  151. 151.Kg3 Bg1
  152. 152.Rb1

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