Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 73 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 2.12
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 73
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6k1/6p1/6K1 w - - 2 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Bxf6 exf6
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.d4 b6
  8. 8.Bb5 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.g3 Qc7
  13. 13.Bf1 Rad8
  14. 14.a3 h5
  15. 15.Bg2 Ne7
  16. 16.Nbd2 Nf5
  17. 17.b4 Kg7
  18. 18.Rc1 Rfe8
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Bf8
  22. 22.Ncd2 Qa5
  23. 23.Nb3 Qxa3
  24. 24.Nxc5 Bxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.dxc5 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Rc8
  28. 28.Rc1 Ne7
  29. 29.Nd4 Bxg2
  30. 30.Kxg2 f5
  31. 31.c6 a5
  32. 32.c7 Nd5
  33. 33.Rc5 Nf6
  34. 34.Nb5 Ne8
  35. 35.Rd5 Ra8
  36. 36.Rc5 Rc8
  37. 37.Rc6 a4
  38. 38.Rb6 Nxc7
  39. 39.Rc6 a3
  40. 40.Nxa3 Ra8
  41. 41.Nc4 Nd5
  42. 42.Rc5 Nf6
  43. 43.Ra5 Rc8
  44. 44.Ra4 Ne4
  45. 45.Na3 Rc1
  46. 46.Rc4 Rd1
  47. 47.Rc2 g5
  48. 48.Nb5 Rd2
  49. 49.Rxd2 Nxd2
  50. 50.Nd4 Kf6
  51. 51.Nf3 Nxf3
  52. 52.Kxf3 Ke5
  53. 53.Ke2 g4
  54. 54.f3 Kd5
  55. 55.e4+ fxe4
  56. 56.fxe4+ Kxe4
  57. 57.Kf2 Kd3
  58. 58.Kf1 Ke3
  59. 59.Ke1 Kf3
  60. 60.Kf1 f6
  61. 61.Kg1 f5
  62. 62.Kf1 f4
  63. 63.gxf4 Kxf4
  64. 64.Kg2 h4
  65. 65.Kf2 Ke4
  66. 66.Ke2 Kd4
  67. 67.Kf2 Kd3
  68. 68.Ke1 Ke3
  69. 69.Kf1 Kf3
  70. 70.Kg1 g3
  71. 71.hxg3 hxg3
  72. 72.Kf1 g2+
  73. 73.Kg1 Kg3

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.