Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 66 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 4.10
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/8/7r/8/4BK2/5P2/8 b - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Rc8
  9. 9.Qe2 Qc7
  10. 10.b3 b5
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 bxc4
  13. 13.O-O Nf6
  14. 14.Bg5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Rac1 c3
  16. 16.Qxa6 e6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qd7
  18. 18.Nb5 f6
  19. 19.Be3 Be7
  20. 20.Rxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Nxc3 Kf7
  22. 22.Qd3 d4
  23. 23.Bxd4 d5
  24. 24.Rd1 Bb4
  25. 25.Ne2 Qc6
  26. 26.Be3 Rhd8
  27. 27.Qxh7 Qc2
  28. 28.Qh5+ Kg8
  29. 29.Nd4 Qe4
  30. 30.h3 Bc5
  31. 31.a4 Bxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Qb1+
  33. 33.Qd1 Qxd1+
  34. 34.Rxd1 Rc3
  35. 35.b4 Rc4
  36. 36.Bb6 Ra8
  37. 37.a5 Rxb4
  38. 38.Rxd5 Rc8
  39. 39.g3 Ra4
  40. 40.Kg2 Rc2
  41. 41.h4 Raa2
  42. 42.h5 Kh7
  43. 43.Be3 Rc3
  44. 44.Bb6 Rb3
  45. 45.Kh3 Rb1
  46. 46.Be3 Rh1+
  47. 47.Kg2 Re1
  48. 48.Kf3 Ra3
  49. 49.g4 Rea1
  50. 50.Rd7 Kg8
  51. 51.g5 fxg5
  52. 52.Kg2 Rxa5
  53. 53.Bd4 Rd1
  54. 54.Rxg7+ Kf8
  55. 55.Bf6 Rf5
  56. 56.Bc3 Rc5
  57. 57.Bf6 Rf5
  58. 58.Bc3 Rd3
  59. 59.Rc7 Rdf3
  60. 60.Bd4 Rf7
  61. 61.Rc8+ Ke7
  62. 62.Rg8 R3f5
  63. 63.Be3 Rh7
  64. 64.Rxg5 Rxh5
  65. 65.Rxh5 Rxh5
  66. 66.Kf3

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