Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 4
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

6k1/3q1pp1/p3p1n1/1pn1P1P1/2p2BN1/2P3P1/PP3P2/6KQ w - - 16 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.d3 b6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bb7
  7. 7.e4 c5
  8. 8.Re1 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 Qc7
  10. 10.Nf1 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Rd8
  12. 12.Qa4 a6
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.Qg4 Kf8
  15. 15.Qh5 h6
  16. 16.Bf4 Kg8
  17. 17.h4 Nf8
  18. 18.Ne3 Ng6
  19. 19.Rad1 b5
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  21. 21.Qg4 h5
  22. 22.Qh3 c4
  23. 23.Rd1 Be7
  24. 24.Qh1 Kh7
  25. 25.Ng5+ Bxg5
  26. 26.hxg5 Rd8
  27. 27.Qxh5+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  29. 29.Bxb7 Nxb7
  30. 30.Qf3 Nc5
  31. 31.Qa8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qh1+ Kg8
  33. 33.Qa8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Ng4 Qd7
  35. 35.Qh1+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qa8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qh1+ Kg8

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