Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Showdown Rapid 2015 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 95 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Showdown Rapid 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1
Date 2015.11.14
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 95
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/2k5/3n4/4K3/8 w - - 0 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 g6
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.e4 d6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.d4 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5+
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxc5
  9. 9.c4 Nc6
  10. 10.Nc3 Qd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.O-O-O Ne6
  13. 13.h3 Nc5
  14. 14.Nge2 a5
  15. 15.Ba3 Na6
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Bxe7 Re8
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Ne4 Be7
  20. 20.Nd6 Bxd6
  21. 21.Rxd6 a4
  22. 22.Nc3 axb3
  23. 23.axb3 Kg7
  24. 24.Kb2 Nc5
  25. 25.Rd5 Na6
  26. 26.Rhd1 Nb4
  27. 27.Rd6 Ra6
  28. 28.Rxa6 bxa6
  29. 29.Ne4 Re7
  30. 30.Nd6 Be6
  31. 31.c5 Kf8
  32. 32.Bf1 Rc7
  33. 33.Rc1 a5
  34. 34.Ka3 Ke7
  35. 35.f4 exf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Nc6
  37. 37.Nb5 Rd7
  38. 38.Nd6 Rc7
  39. 39.Nc4 Nd4
  40. 40.Nd2 Bd7
  41. 41.Ne4 Ne6
  42. 42.Re1 Nxf4
  43. 43.h4 Ne6
  44. 44.Bc4 h6
  45. 45.b4 axb4+
  46. 46.Kxb4 Ra7
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.Ng3 h4
  49. 49.Nf5+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nxh4 Ra4+
  51. 51.Kc3 Nxc5
  52. 52.Rf1+ Ke5
  53. 53.Nf3+ Kd6
  54. 54.Bxf7 Rf4
  55. 55.Rd1+ Ke7
  56. 56.Bd5 Be6
  57. 57.Ne5 Kf6
  58. 58.Bxe6 Nxe6
  59. 59.Nd3 Rf3
  60. 60.Rh1 Kg5
  61. 61.Kd2 h5
  62. 62.Rg1+ Kh6
  63. 63.Ne5 Rf6
  64. 64.Ng4+ hxg4
  65. 65.Rxg4 Ng5
  66. 66.Ke3 Kg6
  67. 67.Ra4 Rb6
  68. 68.Ra5 Kf6
  69. 69.Ra3 Rb5
  70. 70.Kd4 Ne6+
  71. 71.Ke4 Rb4+
  72. 72.Ke3 Nc7
  73. 73.Ra5 Ke6
  74. 74.Kd3 Nd5
  75. 75.Ra8 Nc7
  76. 76.Ra5 Rh4
  77. 77.Rc5 Kd6
  78. 78.Ra5 Ne6
  79. 79.Ra8 Kd5
  80. 80.Ra5+ Nc5+
  81. 81.Ke3 Rc4
  82. 82.Ra8 Rc3+
  83. 83.Kf4 Ne6+
  84. 84.Kg4 Ke4
  85. 85.Ra4+ Nd4
  86. 86.Ra8 Rc6
  87. 87.Re8+ Ne6
  88. 88.Re7 Ke5
  89. 89.Kf3 Rc3+
  90. 90.Ke2 Ra3
  91. 91.Kd2 Kd5
  92. 92.Re8 Nc5
  93. 93.Rd8+ Kc4
  94. 94.Ke2 Rd3
  95. 95.Rxd3 Nxd3

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