Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

TechM GCL 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 9.2
Date 2025.12.21
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/6kp/6pR/1r4PP/6K1/8/8 b - h3 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Qe7
  7. 7.f3 d5
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd7
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.O-O dxe4
  11. 11.Qe2 Qe5
  12. 12.c3 Bd6
  13. 13.Qxe4 Qxe4
  14. 14.fxe4 O-O
  15. 15.Bf4 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rae1 a5
  17. 17.Rf2 a4
  18. 18.Bxd6 cxd6
  19. 19.Rd2 Rab8
  20. 20.Nf3 Be6
  21. 21.a3 c5
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rc6 Ra2
  24. 24.Rxc5 Rb8
  25. 25.Rd1 h6
  26. 26.Rd2 Rxa3
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Kf2 Ra8
  29. 29.e5 Ra1
  30. 30.e6 Bxe6
  31. 31.Nxe6 fxe6
  32. 32.Rc7 Rf8+
  33. 33.Kg3 Rf6
  34. 34.Ra7 e5
  35. 35.Re2 Ra3
  36. 36.Re3 Rc6
  37. 37.Kg4 Ra2
  38. 38.Kh3 Kh7
  39. 39.Rxe5 Rxc3+
  40. 40.g3 Rc6
  41. 41.Ree7 Rg6
  42. 42.Re4 Rg5
  43. 43.Raxa4 Rh5+
  44. 44.Rh4 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rxh5 g5
  46. 46.g4 Kg6
  47. 47.Kg3 Rb4
  48. 48.h4

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