Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 19th Mar Late · 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2024.03.19
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/6pk/R3P2p/7P/5KP1/8/4r3 w - - 23 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.c3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bb3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 e5
  9. 9.Nbd2 h6
  10. 10.Nf1 d5
  11. 11.Ng3 Be6
  12. 12.Be3 d4
  13. 13.cxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.Bd2 Qd6
  15. 15.Bxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.b4 Rfc8
  17. 17.b5 Nb8
  18. 18.Bb4 Nbd7
  19. 19.Nd2 a5
  20. 20.bxa6 Rxa6
  21. 21.a3 Rac6
  22. 22.Rb1 b5
  23. 23.Qb3 Qxb3
  24. 24.Nxb3 Nb6
  25. 25.Na5 Re6
  26. 26.Rec1 Ree8
  27. 27.Nc6 Kh7
  28. 28.Na7 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Rxc1 Bf8
  30. 30.Nxb5 Na4
  31. 31.Rb1 Bxb4
  32. 32.axb4 Rb8
  33. 33.Nd6 Nc3
  34. 34.Ra1 Kg8
  35. 35.h3 Ne8
  36. 36.Nxe8 Rxe8
  37. 37.Ra5 Rb8
  38. 38.Nf1 Rxb4
  39. 39.Nd2 Ne2+
  40. 40.Kh2 Nf4
  41. 41.Rxe5 Nxd3
  42. 42.Re8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Kg3 Rb2
  44. 44.Nf3 Nxf2
  45. 45.Nxd4 Rb4
  46. 46.Kxf2 Rxd4
  47. 47.Kf3 Rd3+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rd7
  49. 49.Kf3 Rd3+
  50. 50.Kf2 Rd7
  51. 51.Ra8 Re7
  52. 52.Kf3 h5
  53. 53.h4 Re6
  54. 54.g3 Rf6+
  55. 55.Ke3 Re6
  56. 56.Ra7 Rb6
  57. 57.Ra3 Rf6
  58. 58.Ke2 Re6
  59. 59.Kf3 Rf6+
  60. 60.Ke3 Re6
  61. 61.Ra7 Rf6
  62. 62.e5 Rb6
  63. 63.Kf4 Rb4+
  64. 64.Kf3 Rb3+
  65. 65.Kf2 Rb2+
  66. 66.Kf3 Rb3+
  67. 67.Kf4 Rb1
  68. 68.Kf3 Re1
  69. 69.Ra5 Kh6
  70. 70.Kf2 Re4
  71. 71.Kf3 Re1
  72. 72.Ra7 Kg7
  73. 73.Ra5 Kh6

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