Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2018.08.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/8/2r1kpp1/1p2p2p/p2nPP1P/P3N1P1/1P4K1/3R4 w - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.Nce5 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bd5
  12. 12.Rd1 Bxg2
  13. 13.Kxg2 Rd8
  14. 14.Bf4 Nd5
  15. 15.Ndf3 Na6
  16. 16.Bd2 Rac8
  17. 17.Ba5 b6
  18. 18.Be1 f6
  19. 19.Nd3 e5
  20. 20.e4 Ndc7
  21. 21.Ng1 Ne6
  22. 22.Ne2 Kf7
  23. 23.Nc3 Bf8
  24. 24.f3 Nb4
  25. 25.Nxb4 Bxb4
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Nd5 Bxe1
  28. 28.Rxe1 Rc8
  29. 29.Ne3 Nd4
  30. 30.Rd1 Ke6
  31. 31.Kf2 b5
  32. 32.a3 a5
  33. 33.f4 a4
  34. 34.h4 h5
  35. 35.Kg2 Rc6

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