Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/p3kP2/2K4p/6b1/6P1/3B4/8 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 b6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.c4 e6
  10. 10.Rc1 dxc4
  11. 11.Nxc4 Qe7
  12. 12.Ba3 c5
  13. 13.Qe2 Rac8
  14. 14.Nfe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nd5
  16. 16.Nd6 Rc7
  17. 17.f4 Ba8
  18. 18.Nb5 Rd7
  19. 19.Bb2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nd6 Nc7
  21. 21.Rcd1 Bc6
  22. 22.e4 Ne8
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.exf5 Rxd6
  25. 25.f6 Bxf6
  26. 26.exf6 Qxe2
  27. 27.Bxe2 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Bxd1 Nd6
  30. 30.Be5 Nb5
  31. 31.a4 Nd4
  32. 32.Bb8 a6
  33. 33.Ba7 Bd5
  34. 34.Bxb6 Nxb3
  35. 35.Bxb3 Bxb3
  36. 36.Bxc5 Bxa4
  37. 37.Bb4 g5
  38. 38.Kf2 h5
  39. 39.h3 Bd7
  40. 40.Bd2 g4
  41. 41.hxg4 Bxg4
  42. 42.Ke3 Kf8
  43. 43.Kd4 Ke8
  44. 44.g3 Kd7
  45. 45.Kc5 Ke6

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