Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Rapid 2015 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Showdown Rapid 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3
Date 2015.11.14
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/6N1/8/8/5K2/8 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.c4 d6
  6. 6.d4 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nfd7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nxe5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbc6
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Bd4 Qc8
  13. 13.f4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Nc3 Ne7
  16. 16.e4 f6
  17. 17.f5 g5
  18. 18.c5 Rd8
  19. 19.Qe3 Qd7
  20. 20.h3 Bh5
  21. 21.g4 Bf7
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.Bxb7 Rab8
  24. 24.Rad1 Qe8
  25. 25.Bf3 Rb4
  26. 26.Rxd8 Qxd8
  27. 27.Rd1 Rd4
  28. 28.Rxd4 exd4
  29. 29.Qd3 Qd7
  30. 30.Kf2 h5
  31. 31.Ne2 Nc6
  32. 32.Qe4 Ne5
  33. 33.Qxd4 Qe7
  34. 34.Nc3 Nxf3
  35. 35.Kxf3 Be8
  36. 36.Kf2 hxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 Bc6
  38. 38.Ne2 a5
  39. 39.Qe3 Qd7
  40. 40.Nd4 Bd5
  41. 41.a3 c6
  42. 42.Ke1 Qc7
  43. 43.Kd2 Qh2+
  44. 44.Kc3 Kf7
  45. 45.Nxc6 Qc7
  46. 46.Nd4 Qxc5+
  47. 47.Kb2 a4
  48. 48.bxa4 Qc4
  49. 49.Qc3 Qxa4
  50. 50.Qc7+ Ke8
  51. 51.Qc8+ Kf7
  52. 52.Qc5 Qc4
  53. 53.Qxc4 Bxc4
  54. 54.Nc2 Ke7
  55. 55.Kc3 Be2
  56. 56.Ne3 Kd6
  57. 57.Kd4 Kc6
  58. 58.a4 Bf3
  59. 59.a5 Be2
  60. 60.a6 Bxa6
  61. 61.Nd5 Be2
  62. 62.Nxf6 Kd6
  63. 63.Ne4+ Ke7
  64. 64.Nf2 Kf6
  65. 65.Ke4 Ba6
  66. 66.Kf3 Ke5
  67. 67.Nd1 Bd3
  68. 68.Ne3 Be4+
  69. 69.Kg3 Bd3
  70. 70.Kh3 Be2
  71. 71.Kg3 Bd3
  72. 72.Kf2 Kf4
  73. 73.f6 Bg6
  74. 74.Nc4 Kxg4
  75. 75.f7 Bxf7
  76. 76.Ne5+ Kf5
  77. 77.Nxf7 Kf6
  78. 78.Nxg5

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