Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

PRO League KO 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PRO League KO 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.4
Date 2023.05.12
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3bN1kp/8/5p2/2Bn1K2/1P5P/8 w - - 10 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.c4 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Ne5
  12. 12.Bb3 Bd7
  13. 13.Rac1 Rac8
  14. 14.f3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Nb1 Qb8
  16. 16.Rc2 Bd8
  17. 17.Kh1 Ng6
  18. 18.Qd2 Bc7
  19. 19.Bg1 Rcd8
  20. 20.Nc3 b5
  21. 21.cxb5 axb5
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.Bxa4 d5
  24. 24.Bxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.Nc6 Qb7
  26. 26.exd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Qb4 Rb5
  29. 29.Qa4 Ra8
  30. 30.Qe4 Bd6
  31. 31.Bd4 Bf8
  32. 32.Rfc1 h6
  33. 33.Bc3 Rc8
  34. 34.Nd4 Qxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Rb7
  36. 36.g3 Be7
  37. 37.Nf3 Rd8
  38. 38.Kg2 Bb4
  39. 39.Bd4 Ne7
  40. 40.Rc7 Rb5
  41. 41.R1c4 Bd6
  42. 42.Ra7 Ng6
  43. 43.Bc3 Rdb8
  44. 44.Rca4 Ne5
  45. 45.Ra8 Rxa8
  46. 46.Rxa8+ Kh7
  47. 47.Ra5 Rxa5
  48. 48.Bxa5 Nd3
  49. 49.Bc3 f5
  50. 50.exf5 exf5
  51. 51.Nd4 f4
  52. 52.Ne6 g5
  53. 53.gxf4 gxf4
  54. 54.Kf3 Kg6
  55. 55.Ke4 Nf2+
  56. 56.Kf3 Nd3
  57. 57.Ke4 Nf2+
  58. 58.Kf3 Nd3

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