Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.19
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

r3k3/8/R7/3b4/p2P2PB/8/8/6K1 w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qe2 d4
  5. 5.Nb1 c5
  6. 6.d3 Nc6
  7. 7.g3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O e5
  10. 10.Nbd2 h5
  11. 11.h3 Nd7
  12. 12.c3 Nb6
  13. 13.cxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.a3 a5
  15. 15.b3 Be6
  16. 16.Nc4 Nd7
  17. 17.Ng5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 f6
  19. 19.Bd2 Nc5
  20. 20.Rab1 a4
  21. 21.bxa4 Rxa4
  22. 22.Nb6 Rxa3
  23. 23.Nd5 Qf7
  24. 24.Bc1 Ra6
  25. 25.Qc2 Na4
  26. 26.Ra1 Nc3
  27. 27.Rxa6 bxa6
  28. 28.Nxc3 dxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Nd4
  30. 30.Qa3 Qb7
  31. 31.Be3 Nc2
  32. 32.Qd6 Kf7
  33. 33.Bc5 Rc8
  34. 34.f4 exf4
  35. 35.Rxf4 Ne1
  36. 36.Bf1 Qd7
  37. 37.Qxd7+ Bxd7
  38. 38.Bf2 Nc2
  39. 39.d4 a5
  40. 40.e5 Be6
  41. 41.Bg2 Nb4
  42. 42.exf6 gxf6
  43. 43.g4 hxg4
  44. 44.Bh4 Nd5
  45. 45.Bxd5 Bxd5
  46. 46.Rxf6+ Ke8
  47. 47.hxg4 a4
  48. 48.Ra6 Ra8

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