Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Sinquefield Cup 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 Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2015.08.31
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 95
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3K4/7k/8/8/3B4 w - - 0 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.a3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.Be2 Ne4
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 Qxc3+
  14. 14.bxc3 exd5
  15. 15.Rxd5 Bxa3
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.exd4 b6
  18. 18.Kd2 Be6
  19. 19.Rb5 Bd7
  20. 20.Rb3 Be7
  21. 21.Bf3 Ba4
  22. 22.Rb2 Rad8
  23. 23.Ra1 b5
  24. 24.Bc6 a6
  25. 25.Bb7 Bd6
  26. 26.Be3 a5
  27. 27.Bc6 Rb8
  28. 28.d5 Rfd8
  29. 29.Kd3 Bf8
  30. 30.Bd4 f6
  31. 31.Ke4 Bd6
  32. 32.c4 Bb4
  33. 33.Ba7 f5+
  34. 34.Kf3 Rbc8
  35. 35.cxb5 Bxb5
  36. 36.Bxb5 Bc3
  37. 37.Rab1 Bxb2
  38. 38.Rxb2 Rxd5
  39. 39.Be3 Rb8
  40. 40.Bc4 Rxb2
  41. 41.Bxd5+ Kh8
  42. 42.Bd4 Rb1
  43. 43.Ke2 a4
  44. 44.g3 a3
  45. 45.Kd2 h5
  46. 46.h4 Kh7
  47. 47.Bc4 g6
  48. 48.Kc2 Re1
  49. 49.Be3 f4
  50. 50.Bxf4 a2
  51. 51.Bxa2 Re2+
  52. 52.Kb3 Rxf2
  53. 53.Bb1 Re2
  54. 54.Kc4 Kg7
  55. 55.Kd5 Re1
  56. 56.Bc2 Re2
  57. 57.Bd3 Re1
  58. 58.Be4 Rd1+
  59. 59.Ke5 Re1
  60. 60.Bd2 Re2
  61. 61.Bc3 Kh6
  62. 62.Bb4 Rf2
  63. 63.Bc5 Rf1
  64. 64.Bb4 Rf2
  65. 65.Be7 Rf1
  66. 66.Bf6 Rg1
  67. 67.Bg5+ Kg7
  68. 68.Bf4 Re1
  69. 69.Kd5 Rd1+
  70. 70.Ke6 Re1
  71. 71.Ke5 Re2
  72. 72.Kd5 Re1
  73. 73.Bd3 Kh7
  74. 74.Kd4 Kg7
  75. 75.Be3 Ra1
  76. 76.Ke4 Ra4+
  77. 77.Kf3 Ra3
  78. 78.Bb5 Rb3
  79. 79.Be8 Rb1
  80. 80.Bc6 Rb4
  81. 81.Bd2 Rb6
  82. 82.Bc3+ Kh6
  83. 83.Bd5 Rb1
  84. 84.Kf4 Rf1+
  85. 85.Ke5 Rg1
  86. 86.Bd2+ Kg7
  87. 87.Bf4 Re1+
  88. 88.Kd6 Kf6
  89. 89.Bf3 Kf5
  90. 90.Kd5 Rf1
  91. 91.Be4+ Kg4
  92. 92.Bxg6 Rxf4
  93. 93.gxf4 Kxf4
  94. 94.Bxh5 Kg3
  95. 95.Bd1 Kxh4

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