Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 30th Jun 2026 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 30th Jun 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2026.06.30
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

1b6/1K6/8/3B4/8/7k/8/8 w - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bc2 Nc6
  6. 6.d3 g6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 e5
  11. 11.a3 h6
  12. 12.b4 a6
  13. 13.Bb3 b5
  14. 14.Nf1 a5
  15. 15.bxc5 dxc5
  16. 16.Ne3 c4
  17. 17.dxc4 Nxe4
  18. 18.cxb5 Nxc3
  19. 19.Qd6 Ne7
  20. 20.a4 e4
  21. 21.Ne5 Be6
  22. 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  23. 23.Bxe6 Bxe5
  24. 24.Bb3 Ne2+
  25. 25.Rxe2 Bxa1
  26. 26.Ng4 Nf5
  27. 27.Nxh6+ Nxh6
  28. 28.Bxh6 Rd4
  29. 29.Ra2 Bc3
  30. 30.Rc2 Rc8
  31. 31.g3 Rb4
  32. 32.Bd5 Rc5
  33. 33.Bc6 Bd4
  34. 34.Rd2 Rxa4
  35. 35.Kg2 Rb4
  36. 36.Re2 f5
  37. 37.Ra2 a4
  38. 38.Bf4 Rb2
  39. 39.Rxb2 Bxb2
  40. 40.Bd6 Rc2
  41. 41.Bd5+ Kg7
  42. 42.b6 Bd4
  43. 43.b7 Rxf2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kf1 Ba7
  46. 46.Be5+ Kh7
  47. 47.Bc4 a3
  48. 48.Ke1 Rc2
  49. 49.Bb3 Rh2
  50. 50.g4 Rg2
  51. 51.gxf5 gxf5
  52. 52.Be6 a2
  53. 53.Kf1 Rc2
  54. 54.Bxf5+ Kh6
  55. 55.Bxe4 Rc1+
  56. 56.Ke2 a1=Q
  57. 57.Bxa1 Rxa1
  58. 58.Kd3 Bb8
  59. 59.Kc4 Ra7
  60. 60.Kd5 Kg5
  61. 61.Kc6 Kh4
  62. 62.Bd5 Rxb7
  63. 63.Kxb7 Kxh3

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