Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 95 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.1
Date 2015.06.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 95
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Final Position

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

2R5/6k1/4K1p1/5rP1/5P2/8/8/8 w - - 7 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 b6
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bb7
  15. 15.h3 c5
  16. 16.d5 exd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Nf6
  19. 19.Rd3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rcd1 Rxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Rc8
  22. 22.a4 c4
  23. 23.Qc2 Qe4
  24. 24.Nd4 c3
  25. 25.Qb3 Qd5
  26. 26.Qc2 Qe4
  27. 27.Qxe4 Nxe4
  28. 28.b3 Nd2
  29. 29.Rc1 a5
  30. 30.Rc2 Nb1
  31. 31.Rc1 Nd2
  32. 32.Rc2 Nb1
  33. 33.Nb5 Kf8
  34. 34.f3 Rd8
  35. 35.Nd4 Rc8
  36. 36.Rc1 Na3
  37. 37.Nc2 Nxc2
  38. 38.Rxc2 Rc5
  39. 39.Kf2 b5
  40. 40.axb5 Rxb5
  41. 41.Rxc3 g6
  42. 42.f4 h5
  43. 43.Rc8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ra8 Rxb3
  45. 45.Rxa5 Rb2+
  46. 46.Kf3 Rb3
  47. 47.Ra7 Rc3
  48. 48.Re7 Rb3
  49. 49.Kg3 Rb2
  50. 50.Kf3 Rb3
  51. 51.g4 hxg4+
  52. 52.hxg4 Rb1
  53. 53.Rd7 Rf1+
  54. 54.Ke4 Rg1
  55. 55.g5 Ra1
  56. 56.Ke5 Ra3
  57. 57.e4 Ra5+
  58. 58.Kd6 Ra6+
  59. 59.Ke5 Ra5+
  60. 60.Rd5 Ra4
  61. 61.Rc5 Ra1
  62. 62.Rc2 Rf1
  63. 63.Rc7 Re1
  64. 64.Ra7 Rg1
  65. 65.Ra4 Rf1
  66. 66.Ra6 Re1
  67. 67.Kd4 Rd1+
  68. 68.Ke3 Re1+
  69. 69.Kf3 Rf1+
  70. 70.Kg3 Re1
  71. 71.e5 Re3+
  72. 72.Kf2 Rb3
  73. 73.Rd6 Ra3
  74. 74.Rd8 Rc3
  75. 75.Ke2 Ra3
  76. 76.Rd3 Ra1
  77. 77.Ke3 Re1+
  78. 78.Kd4 Rf1
  79. 79.Ke4 Ra1
  80. 80.Rd7 Ra4+
  81. 81.Rd4 Ra5
  82. 82.Rc4 Kf8
  83. 83.Rc8+ Kg7
  84. 84.Rc7 Kf8
  85. 85.Kd4 Ra4+
  86. 86.Rc4 Ra5
  87. 87.Rc8+ Kg7
  88. 88.e6 fxe6
  89. 89.Rc5 Ra7
  90. 90.Ke5 Rf7
  91. 91.Rc4 Rf5+
  92. 92.Kxe6 Kg8
  93. 93.Rc8+ Kg7
  94. 94.Rc7+ Kg8
  95. 95.Rc8+ Kg7

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