Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Basque 2015 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Showdown Basque 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2015.11.12
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/pp2k3/1p1nbp1p/4p3/1PP1P3/P3K2P/3NB1P1/8 b - - 10 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.e4 h6
  4. 4.Bxf6 Qxf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qd2 d6
  7. 7.a3 Ba5
  8. 8.Nge2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 O-O
  10. 10.f4 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.f5 Ne7
  14. 14.Na4 Qh4+
  15. 15.Ng3 g6
  16. 16.fxg6 Nxg6
  17. 17.Be2 Nf4
  18. 18.Bf3 Be6
  19. 19.Nxb6 cxb6
  20. 20.O-O Qg5
  21. 21.Kh1 Rfd8
  22. 22.Qf2 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Ng6
  24. 24.Nf1 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  26. 26.Qd2 Qxd2
  27. 27.Nxd2 Ne7
  28. 28.Kg1 Nc8
  29. 29.Kf2 Nd6
  30. 30.Be2 f6
  31. 31.Bd3 Kf7
  32. 32.Ke3 Ke7
  33. 33.h3 Kf7
  34. 34.c4 Ke7
  35. 35.Be2 Nf7
  36. 36.Nf1 Nd6
  37. 37.Nd2 Nf7
  38. 38.Nf1 Nd6
  39. 39.Nd2

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