Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2025.10.07
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/2b5/2k1p1p1/5p1p/2KP1PP1/5P1P/8/2B5 w - - 10 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Rd8
  9. 9.Rd1 Qxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Na6
  11. 11.Bf4 Bf5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Rdc1 Rac8
  15. 15.Rc3 Be4
  16. 16.Bh3 e6
  17. 17.Bg5 Rxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd2 Bxf3
  20. 20.exf3 Ra8
  21. 21.Bf4 Rc8
  22. 22.Bd2 Ra8
  23. 23.Bf1 Nb8
  24. 24.Bb5 a6
  25. 25.Bf4 Nc6
  26. 26.Bxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Kf1 Kf8
  28. 28.Ra4 Bf6
  29. 29.Rb4 a5
  30. 30.Rb6 a4
  31. 31.bxa4 Rxa4
  32. 32.Rxc6 Rc4
  33. 33.Rc7 Rxc7
  34. 34.Bxc7 Ke8
  35. 35.Ke2 Kd7
  36. 36.Be5 Bd8
  37. 37.Kd3 Kc6
  38. 38.c4 dxc4+
  39. 39.Kxc4 Ba5
  40. 40.Bf4 Bd8
  41. 41.Be3 Ba5
  42. 42.Bc1 Be1
  43. 43.Be3 Ba5
  44. 44.h3 Bd8
  45. 45.Bf4 Ba5
  46. 46.g4 Be1
  47. 47.Be3 Ba5
  48. 48.Bc1 Be1
  49. 49.Be3 Ba5
  50. 50.f4 f5
  51. 51.f3 h5
  52. 52.Bc1 Bc7
  53. 53.Bd2 Bd6
  54. 54.Bc1 Bc7
  55. 55.Bd2 Bd6
  56. 56.Bc1 Bc7

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