Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.2
Date 2016.03.11
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/1r1r1bp1/1p5p/1N5P/1Rn3PB/P1R2P2/6K1 b - - 5 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 Ne7
  7. 7.d5 exd5
  8. 8.cxd5 d6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nd7
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O h6
  12. 12.h4 Nc5
  13. 13.Re1 Bg4
  14. 14.Bf4 Nf5
  15. 15.Qd2 Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 Qf6
  17. 17.Rac1 a5
  18. 18.Nb5 Qxb2
  19. 19.Qxb2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rc2 Bf6
  21. 21.Bxd6 Nxd6
  22. 22.Nxd6 b6
  23. 23.Rb1 Rab8
  24. 24.Nc4 Na4
  25. 25.Bg4 Rfd8
  26. 26.d6 h5
  27. 27.Bh3 b5
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rxd6
  29. 29.Nc6 Rb6
  30. 30.Nb4 Nc3
  31. 31.Rb3

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