Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 94 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.2
Date 2017.08.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 94
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/R7/6PK/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 1 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4+
  11. 11.Nd2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Rc1 Bf6
  14. 14.Nf3 Qe7
  15. 15.h3 g6
  16. 16.Bb5 Bd7
  17. 17.Qxd5 Be6
  18. 18.Qe4 Bxb2
  19. 19.Bxc6 f5
  20. 20.Bg5 fxe4
  21. 21.Bxe7 Bxc1
  22. 22.Bxb7 Bxe3
  23. 23.Bxf8 Rxf8
  24. 24.fxe3 exf3
  25. 25.Bxf3 Rb8
  26. 26.a4 Rb4
  27. 27.Bc6 Rc4
  28. 28.Bb5 Re4
  29. 29.Rd1 a6
  30. 30.Bxa6 Rxa4
  31. 31.Bb7 Kf7
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf6
  33. 33.Bd5 Bf5
  34. 34.g4 Be6
  35. 35.Kf3 Ra5
  36. 36.Bxe6 Kxe6
  37. 37.h4 Ra2
  38. 38.Rb1 Ra7
  39. 39.Kf4 Ra4+
  40. 40.e4 Ra7
  41. 41.Rb6+ Kf7
  42. 42.Rc6 Rd7
  43. 43.g5 Ra7
  44. 44.Ke5 Re7+
  45. 45.Kd5 Rd7+
  46. 46.Rd6 Ra7
  47. 47.Rf6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Rc6 Rd7+
  49. 49.Ke5 Ra7
  50. 50.Rc5 Rd7
  51. 51.Ra5 Kf7
  52. 52.Ra1 Re7+
  53. 53.Kf4 Rb7
  54. 54.Ra6 Rc7
  55. 55.Kg4 Re7
  56. 56.Rf6+ Ke8
  57. 57.Kf4 Ra7
  58. 58.Rb6 Kf7
  59. 59.Ke5 Re7+
  60. 60.Kd5 Rd7+
  61. 61.Rd6 Ra7
  62. 62.Rd8 Ra5+
  63. 63.Kd4 Ra4+
  64. 64.Ke5 Ra5+
  65. 65.Kf4 Ra7
  66. 66.Rd4 Ke6
  67. 67.Rb4 Rf7+
  68. 68.Ke3 Ra7
  69. 69.Rb8 Re7
  70. 70.Rh8 Ra7
  71. 71.Re8+ Kf7
  72. 72.Rb8 Ke6
  73. 73.Rb6+ Kf7
  74. 74.Kf4 Re7
  75. 75.Rf6+ Ke8
  76. 76.h5 gxh5
  77. 77.e5 Rf7
  78. 78.Ke4 Rg7
  79. 79.Kf5 Rf7
  80. 80.Kf4 h4
  81. 81.Kg4 Re7
  82. 82.e6 Ra7
  83. 83.Rh6 Kf8
  84. 84.Kxh4 Ra4+
  85. 85.Kh5 Re4
  86. 86.Rf6+ Kg7
  87. 87.Rf7+ Kg8
  88. 88.Re7 Kf8
  89. 89.Rxh7 Rxe6
  90. 90.Rh6 Re1
  91. 91.Ra6 Kg7
  92. 92.Ra7+ Kg8
  93. 93.Kh6 Re6+
  94. 94.g6 Re8

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