Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana
American Cup Champ · 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves
The Game
| White | Hikaru Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Black | Fabiano Caruana |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | American Cup Champ |
| Site | Saint Louis USA |
| Round | 3.1 |
| Date | 2025.03.19 |
| Opening | Catalan Opening (E04) |
| Moves | 18 |
Final Position




























The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
1r1q1rk1/1Qpb1ppp/3bpn2/1p6/3P4/2B2NP1/PP2PPBP/RN3RK1 w - - 11 19
All The Moves
- 1.d4 d5
- 2.c4 e6
- 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 4.g3 dxc4
- 5.Bg2 Nc6
- 6.Qa4 Bb4+
- 7.Bd2 Bd6
- 8.O-O O-O
- 9.Bc3 a6
- 10.Qxc4 b5
- 11.Qxc6 Bd7
- 12.Qb7 Rb8
- 13.Qxa6 Ra8
- 14.Qb7 Rb8
- 15.Qa7 Ra8
- 16.Qb7 Rb8
- 17.Qa7 Ra8
- 18.Qb7 Rb8
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