Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6K1/8/4k3/8/8 w - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.c4 Ne5
  8. 8.Bf1 Nxc4
  9. 9.a4 Bd7
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 e5
  12. 12.axb5 exd4
  13. 13.Bxc4 axb5
  14. 14.Rxa8 Qxa8
  15. 15.Bb3 Be7
  16. 16.Qxd4 O-O
  17. 17.Nc3 b4
  18. 18.Qxb4 Rb8
  19. 19.Qc4 Be6
  20. 20.Nd5 Bd8
  21. 21.h3 h6
  22. 22.Bf4 Qb7
  23. 23.Bc2 Ba5
  24. 24.Rd1 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb3 Qxb3
  27. 27.Bxb3 Rb8
  28. 28.Bc4 Rxb2
  29. 29.Bxd6 Bb6
  30. 30.Be5 Rxf2
  31. 31.Kh2 Rf5
  32. 32.Bg3 h5
  33. 33.d6 Rc5
  34. 34.Be2 Ne4
  35. 35.d7 Bd8
  36. 36.Bb8 Nf6
  37. 37.Bf3 Kh7
  38. 38.Bf4 g5
  39. 39.Be3 Rb5
  40. 40.Bc6 Ra5
  41. 41.Bd4 Kg6
  42. 42.Kh1 Ra6
  43. 43.Rc1 h4
  44. 44.Kg1 Be7
  45. 45.Bb5 Rd6
  46. 46.Bc5 Rxd7
  47. 47.Bxd7 Bxc5+
  48. 48.Rxc5 Nxd7
  49. 49.Rc6+ f6
  50. 50.Kf2 Ne5
  51. 51.Rc3 Kf5
  52. 52.Ke3 Nd7
  53. 53.Rb3 Nf8
  54. 54.Rb5+ Kg6
  55. 55.Ke4 Ne6
  56. 56.Rb2 Nf4
  57. 57.Ra2 Ne6
  58. 58.Kd5 Nf4+
  59. 59.Kd6 g4
  60. 60.hxg4 Kg5
  61. 61.Ke7 Kxg4
  62. 62.Kxf6 Kg3
  63. 63.Kf5 Nxg2
  64. 64.Ra3+ Kf2
  65. 65.Kg4 Ne3+
  66. 66.Kxh4 Kf3
  67. 67.Ra4 Nf5+
  68. 68.Kg5 Ne3
  69. 69.Ra3 Ke4
  70. 70.Rxe3+ Kxe3

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