Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 110 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.5
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 110
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/8/3K4/8/8/8 w - - 0 111

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Ba7
  9. 9.Re1 Ne7
  10. 10.d4 Ng6
  11. 11.Bb3 Bd7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bc6
  14. 14.a5 h6
  15. 15.Ra3 Qc8
  16. 16.b4 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf1 b6
  18. 18.Ng3 bxa5
  19. 19.bxa5 Rb8
  20. 20.Be3 Qb7
  21. 21.Rb3 Qa8
  22. 22.Rxb8 Qxb8
  23. 23.dxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Bxa7 Qxa7
  25. 25.Nh5 Nxh5
  26. 26.Qxd7 Nf6
  27. 27.Qc6 Re6
  28. 28.Qc4 Ne8
  29. 29.g3 Nd6
  30. 30.Qd3 Kh7
  31. 31.Kg2 Qc5
  32. 32.Bb3 Rf6
  33. 33.h4 Qxa5
  34. 34.Nh2 Qb6
  35. 35.Qc2 Rxf2+
  36. 36.Qxf2 Qxb3
  37. 37.Nf3 Qxc3
  38. 38.Qe3 Qxe3
  39. 39.Rxe3 h5
  40. 40.Nd2 Nf8
  41. 41.Ra3 Ne6
  42. 42.Rxa6 f6
  43. 43.Kf3 Nd4+
  44. 44.Kf2 Kg6
  45. 45.Ra8 Ne6
  46. 46.Ke3 Nd4
  47. 47.Ra2 Kf7
  48. 48.Kd3 Ne6
  49. 49.Rc2 Ke7
  50. 50.Nf1 Nb7
  51. 51.Ra2 g6
  52. 52.Ra8 Nd6
  53. 53.Ra5 Nb7
  54. 54.Ra8 Nd6
  55. 55.Ra5 Nb7
  56. 56.Ra8 Nec5+
  57. 57.Ke3 Nd6
  58. 58.Nd2 f5
  59. 59.exf5 Nxf5+
  60. 60.Kf3 Nd4+
  61. 61.Ke3 Nf5+
  62. 62.Kf3 Nd4+
  63. 63.Kf2 Nf5
  64. 64.Rg8 e4
  65. 65.Nc4 Nd3+
  66. 66.Ke2 Nxg3+
  67. 67.Ke3 Kf6
  68. 68.Rc8 Nc5
  69. 69.Rxc7 Nf5+
  70. 70.Kf2 Nd3+
  71. 71.Ke2 Nf4+
  72. 72.Kf2 Nd3+
  73. 73.Ke2 Nf4+
  74. 74.Kf2 Nxh4
  75. 75.Rc6+ Kg5
  76. 76.Nd6 e3+
  77. 77.Kxe3 Nf5+
  78. 78.Nxf5 Kxf5
  79. 79.Kf3 g5
  80. 80.Rc5+ Kf6
  81. 81.Ke4 h4
  82. 82.Rc6+ Kf7
  83. 83.Kf5 h3
  84. 84.Kxg5 Ne2
  85. 85.Rh6 Ng1
  86. 86.Kg4 Kg7
  87. 87.Rh4 Kg6
  88. 88.Kg3 Ne2+
  89. 89.Kf3 Nc3
  90. 90.Rxh3 Nd5
  91. 91.Ke4 Nf6+
  92. 92.Ke5 Ng4+
  93. 93.Kf4 Nf6
  94. 94.Rd3 Kf7
  95. 95.Ke5 Ke7
  96. 96.Rb3 Nd7+
  97. 97.Kd5 Nf6+
  98. 98.Kc6 Ke6
  99. 99.Rf3 Ke5
  100. 100.Rf1 Ke6
  101. 101.Re1+ Kf5
  102. 102.Kd6 Ne4+
  103. 103.Kd5 Nf6+
  104. 104.Kd4 Ng4
  105. 105.Rf1+ Ke6
  106. 106.Rg1 Kf5
  107. 107.Ra1 Ke6
  108. 108.Ra5 Nf6
  109. 109.Ra6+ Kf5
  110. 110.Rxf6+ Kxf6

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