Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Blitz 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5
Date 2015.11.15
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/7k/5R2/3K4/5p2/8/5r2/8 b - - 1 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.h3 O-O
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.c4 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 Re8
  10. 10.Bh2 e5
  11. 11.d5 a5
  12. 12.b3 Nc5
  13. 13.Qc2 Bc8
  14. 14.Rad1 Bf5
  15. 15.Qc1 Nfe4
  16. 16.Nb5 Bd7
  17. 17.Ne1 f5
  18. 18.f3 Nf6
  19. 19.Nc3 Bh6
  20. 20.Nc2 Nh5
  21. 21.f4 Qh4
  22. 22.fxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.d6 c6
  24. 24.Bxh5 Qxh5
  25. 25.Kh1 Re6
  26. 26.a3 Qh4
  27. 27.Qb2 Ne4
  28. 28.Na4 Rb8
  29. 29.Ne1 Bxe3
  30. 30.Nf3 Nf2+
  31. 31.Rxf2 Qxf2
  32. 32.Qa1 Bf4
  33. 33.Bg1 Qc2
  34. 34.Nxb6 Rxb6
  35. 35.Bxb6 Qxb3
  36. 36.Bxa5 Qxc4
  37. 37.Bc3 c5
  38. 38.Nxe5 Bxe5
  39. 39.Bxe5 Kf7
  40. 40.Rd2 Qe4
  41. 41.Bh8 Qe1+
  42. 42.Qxe1 Rxe1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Ke6
  44. 44.Bg7 Re3
  45. 45.Bf8 Rxa3
  46. 46.Re2+ Kd5
  47. 47.Re7 Kc6
  48. 48.Rxh7 c4
  49. 49.Bg7 c3
  50. 50.Bh6 c2
  51. 51.Rg7 Ra4
  52. 52.Bc1 Ra1
  53. 53.Bg5 c1=Q
  54. 54.Bxc1 Rxc1
  55. 55.Rxg6 Kd5
  56. 56.h4 Be6
  57. 57.h5 Kxd6
  58. 58.h6 Ke7
  59. 59.h7 Rc8
  60. 60.Rh6 Rh8
  61. 61.Kg3 Kf7
  62. 62.Kf4 Bc8
  63. 63.Kg5 Kg7
  64. 64.Rc6 Bd7
  65. 65.Rd6 Rd8
  66. 66.h8=Q+ Kxh8
  67. 67.Kf6 Kh7
  68. 68.Ke7 Rg8
  69. 69.Kxd7 Rxg2
  70. 70.Rf6 Rf2
  71. 71.Ke6 f4
  72. 72.Kd5

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