Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.4
Date 2020.04.27
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/3n2pp/3kpp2/8/5P2/4K1P1/3NP2P/8 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bf5
  6. 6.g3 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qb3 Qb6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Rd8
  11. 11.Nc4 Qa6
  12. 12.Bd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rfc1 Be4
  14. 14.Bb4 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Qa3 Qxa3
  17. 17.Bxa3 Rac8
  18. 18.Ne1 Kf8
  19. 19.Bxe4 Nfxe4
  20. 20.f3 Nf6
  21. 21.Kf2 Nd5
  22. 22.Ne3 Nxe3
  23. 23.Kxe3 a5
  24. 24.f4 Nd7
  25. 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  26. 26.Nd3 Nb6
  27. 27.Kf3 Nc4
  28. 28.a4 Rc6
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Nxb4 Rc7
  31. 31.a5 Rdc8
  32. 32.Kf2 Nd6
  33. 33.Rxc7+ Rxc7
  34. 34.a6 bxa6
  35. 35.Rxa6 Ne4+
  36. 36.Ke3 Nc5
  37. 37.Rc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.Nxc6+ Kd6
  39. 39.Ne5 f6
  40. 40.Nf3 Nd7
  41. 41.Nd2

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