Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2026.02.17
Opening Colle System (D04)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/4pn2/2k2r2/2P5/5NK1/4R3/8 b - - 9 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 a6
  4. 4.b3 Bg4
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.Ba3 Bxa3
  10. 10.Nxa3 O-O
  11. 11.Nb1 Ne4
  12. 12.Nfd2 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 f5
  14. 14.Nxe4 fxe4
  15. 15.Nd2 Qg5
  16. 16.f3 Qh5
  17. 17.Rae1 exf3
  18. 18.Rxf3 Rxf3
  19. 19.Qxf3 Qxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 Kf7
  21. 21.e4 a5
  22. 22.a3 Nf6
  23. 23.Kf2 Nh5
  24. 24.Ke3 g5
  25. 25.h4 h6
  26. 26.hxg5 hxg5
  27. 27.Rh1 Kg6
  28. 28.f4 gxf4+
  29. 29.Kf3 Rd8
  30. 30.Kg4 Nf6+
  31. 31.Kxf4 dxe4
  32. 32.Rg1+ Kf7
  33. 33.Ke5 e3
  34. 34.Nf3 Rh8
  35. 35.Kf4 e2
  36. 36.Ke3 Rg8
  37. 37.Re1 Rg2
  38. 38.Ne5+ Ke7
  39. 39.Kf3 Rh2
  40. 40.Kg3 Rh5
  41. 41.Rxe2 Rf5
  42. 42.Nd3 b6
  43. 43.Ne5 Kd6
  44. 44.b4 axb4
  45. 45.axb4 c5
  46. 46.bxc5+ bxc5
  47. 47.dxc5+ Kxc5
  48. 48.Nf3 Nh5+
  49. 49.Kg4 Nf6+
  50. 50.Kg3 Nh5+
  51. 51.Kg4 Nf6+
  52. 52.Kg3

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