Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 24
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/7R/5p2/1r6/5K2/8/8 b - - 17 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.Qe2 e6
  7. 7.c4 Be7
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 a6
  11. 11.b3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bb2 Qa5
  13. 13.Rac1 Bd8
  14. 14.Kh1 Bb6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.f4 Ba7
  17. 17.Nf3 Ng4
  18. 18.Rf1 Be3
  19. 19.Rcd1 Bxf4
  20. 20.Nd4 Qg5
  21. 21.g3 Be5
  22. 22.Nf3 Qh5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Ndxe5
  24. 24.Na4 b5
  25. 25.Nb6 Rc6
  26. 26.Bxe5 Qxe5
  27. 27.Nd5 exd5
  28. 28.cxd5 Rc3
  29. 29.Qxg4 Re8
  30. 30.Rde1 Rc2
  31. 31.Re2 Rxe2
  32. 32.Qxe2 Qxe4+
  33. 33.Qxe4 Rxe4
  34. 34.Rc1 Kf8
  35. 35.Rc6 Ke7
  36. 36.Rxa6 Rd4
  37. 37.a4 bxa4
  38. 38.bxa4 Rxd5
  39. 39.a5 Rd2
  40. 40.Ra8 Ra2
  41. 41.a6 h5
  42. 42.a7 g6
  43. 43.Kg1 d5
  44. 44.h4 d4
  45. 45.Kf1 d3
  46. 46.Ke1 Kf6
  47. 47.Rd8 Rxa7
  48. 48.Rxd3 Kf5
  49. 49.Rd4 Ra2
  50. 50.Kf1 f6
  51. 51.Rb4 Rd2
  52. 52.Kg1 Re2
  53. 53.Kf1 Re4
  54. 54.Rb6 Re6
  55. 55.Rb4 Re4
  56. 56.Rb6 Ke5
  57. 57.Kf2 Ra4
  58. 58.Rb2 Ke4
  59. 59.Re2+ Kf5
  60. 60.Kf3 Ra3+
  61. 61.Kg2 g5
  62. 62.hxg5 Kxg5
  63. 63.Rb2 Re3
  64. 64.Rb4 f5
  65. 65.Ra4 Re4
  66. 66.Ra8 h4
  67. 67.Rg8+ Kf6
  68. 68.gxh4 Rxh4
  69. 69.Kf3 Ke5
  70. 70.Re8+ Kf6
  71. 71.Rf8+ Kg5
  72. 72.Rg8+ Kf6
  73. 73.Rf8+ Kg6
  74. 74.Rg8+ Kf7
  75. 75.Ra8 Rb4
  76. 76.Ra6 Ke7
  77. 77.Rh6

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