Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

63rd ch-USA 2019 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 63rd ch-USA 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2019.03.24
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/3n1pbp/1q1p2p1/3Pp3/1p2P2P/1N1B2P1/1P2QP2/R5K1 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c4 b4
  12. 12.Nc2 a5
  13. 13.Qf3 Be6
  14. 14.Rd1 Bxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Na7
  16. 16.g3 Rc8
  17. 17.Ne3 O-O
  18. 18.h4 Rc5
  19. 19.Bd3 Nc8
  20. 20.O-O Qc7
  21. 21.Qe2 Nb6
  22. 22.Bb5 g6
  23. 23.a3 Bg7
  24. 24.axb4 axb4
  25. 25.Bd3 Nd7
  26. 26.Nc4 Rc8
  27. 27.Nd2 Ra5
  28. 28.Nb3 Raa8
  29. 29.Rc1 Qb6
  30. 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  31. 31.Ra1

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