Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.16
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/5K2/2k5/8/8/5p2/5B2/8 w - - 4 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be2 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Ng4
  10. 10.Bxg4 Bxg4
  11. 11.f3 Be6
  12. 12.Kb1 Rc8
  13. 13.h4 Qa5
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Qxa5 Nxa5
  16. 16.exd5 Nc4
  17. 17.Bc1 Nb6
  18. 18.Nb3 a5
  19. 19.Nxa5 Rc5
  20. 20.Nb3 Rxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.h5 Rc8
  23. 23.hxg6 hxg6
  24. 24.Bd2 b5
  25. 25.c3 f5
  26. 26.a3 Nb6
  27. 27.Bg5 e6
  28. 28.Rh4 Nc4
  29. 29.Nd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Kf7
  31. 31.b3 Na5
  32. 32.Kb2 d5
  33. 33.Rb4 Rb8
  34. 34.a4 e5
  35. 35.Rxb5 Rxb5
  36. 36.axb5 Ke6
  37. 37.Ka3 f4
  38. 38.Kb4 Nb7
  39. 39.b6 Kf5
  40. 40.Bh4 g5
  41. 41.Be1 Ke6
  42. 42.Kb5 e4
  43. 43.Kc6 Na5+
  44. 44.Kb5 Nb7
  45. 45.b4 Kd7
  46. 46.Ka6 Kc8
  47. 47.Ka7 Nd6
  48. 48.c4 dxc4
  49. 49.fxe4 g4
  50. 50.e5 Nb5+
  51. 51.Ka8 Nc7+
  52. 52.bxc7 f3
  53. 53.gxf3 gxf3
  54. 54.b5 Kxc7
  55. 55.Ka7 c3
  56. 56.b6+ Kd7
  57. 57.b7 c2
  58. 58.b8=Q c1=Q
  59. 59.Qd6+ Ke8
  60. 60.Qe6+ Kf8
  61. 61.Bb4+ Kg7
  62. 62.Qf6+ Kh7
  63. 63.Qe7+ Kg6
  64. 64.Bc5 Kf5
  65. 65.e6 Qa1+
  66. 66.Kb7 Qb2+
  67. 67.Kc8 Qc3
  68. 68.Kd7 Qd3+
  69. 69.Ke8 Qd5
  70. 70.Kf7 Qe5
  71. 71.Bd6 Qh8
  72. 72.Bg3 Qh7+
  73. 73.Ke8 Qg8+
  74. 74.Qf8+ Qxf8+
  75. 75.Kxf8 Kxe6
  76. 76.Bf2 Kd7
  77. 77.Kf7 Kc6

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