Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.5
Date 2015.08.25
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D81)
Moves 76
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/4kp2/8/4PKP1/2B5/8/1b6/8 b - - 8 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Be6
  6. 6.Qa4+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qb3 c5
  8. 8.d5 b5
  9. 9.Nxb5 Bxb5
  10. 10.Qxb5+ Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 Rb8
  12. 12.Qa4 Bg7
  13. 13.Bg2 O-O
  14. 14.Nh3 Nb6
  15. 15.Qxa7 Nfxd5
  16. 16.O-O Qc8
  17. 17.Qa3 Nb4
  18. 18.Qb3 Nc6
  19. 19.Bf4 Nd4
  20. 20.Qd1 e5
  21. 21.Be3 Rd8
  22. 22.Bxd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Qc2 Rc4
  24. 24.Qd2 Rd4
  25. 25.Qc1 e4
  26. 26.e3 Rc4
  27. 27.Qd2 Rb4
  28. 28.Rac1 Rxb2
  29. 29.Qd6 c4
  30. 30.Ng5 Rxa2
  31. 31.Nxe4 Qf8
  32. 32.Rfd1 Qxd6
  33. 33.Rxd6 Ra1
  34. 34.Rxa1 Bxa1
  35. 35.Rc6 Rc8
  36. 36.Rxb6 c3
  37. 37.Nxc3 Bxc3
  38. 38.Bd5 Rc7
  39. 39.h4 Kg7
  40. 40.g4 h6
  41. 41.g5 hxg5
  42. 42.hxg5 Rc5
  43. 43.Rd6 Kf8
  44. 44.e4 Be5
  45. 45.Rd8+ Ke7
  46. 46.Ra8 Rc7
  47. 47.Kg2 Bf4
  48. 48.Ra5 Kf8
  49. 49.Bb3 Rc3
  50. 50.Rb5 Kg7
  51. 51.Bd1 Rd3
  52. 52.Be2 Rc3
  53. 53.Rd5 Kf8
  54. 54.Bb5 Ke7
  55. 55.Kf1 Rc2
  56. 56.Be2 Rd2
  57. 57.Ra5 Rd4
  58. 58.Bf3 Rd3
  59. 59.Be2 Rd4
  60. 60.f3 Kf8
  61. 61.Ba6 Rd7
  62. 62.Bc4 Re7
  63. 63.Kg2 Re5
  64. 64.Ra8+ Re8
  65. 65.Ra5 Re5
  66. 66.Rxe5 Bxe5
  67. 67.Kh3 Bf4
  68. 68.Kg4 Bc1
  69. 69.f4 Ke7
  70. 70.f5 gxf5+
  71. 71.Kxf5 Bb2
  72. 72.e5 Bc3
  73. 73.Bb3 Bb2
  74. 74.Bc4 Bc3
  75. 75.Bb3 Bb2
  76. 76.Bc4

More Hikaru Nakamura Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, or browse all Hikaru Nakamura games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.