Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/N5p1/n6p/5P2/8/5KPP/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 Bxe2
  11. 11.Nxe2 cxd5
  12. 12.Bg5 Be7
  13. 13.Nd4 Qd7
  14. 14.Qd3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Rad1 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxe7 Rxe7
  17. 17.c4 Rae8
  18. 18.cxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Qb5 Qxb5
  20. 20.Nxb5 a6
  21. 21.Nd4 g6
  22. 22.f3 Nd6
  23. 23.Rf2 Nb5
  24. 24.Nc2 h5
  25. 25.Rfd2 Kg7
  26. 26.Nb4 Re6
  27. 27.a4 Na7
  28. 28.Nd5 Rc6
  29. 29.Kf2 Rb8
  30. 30.Re1 Rd6
  31. 31.Red1 Rbd8
  32. 32.Ke1 Re8+
  33. 33.Re2 Red8
  34. 34.Ne3 Nc6
  35. 35.Rxd6 Rxd6
  36. 36.Rd2 Re6
  37. 37.Kf2 Ne5
  38. 38.b3 Rb6
  39. 39.f4 Nc6
  40. 40.Rd3 Na5
  41. 41.Nd5 Rxb3
  42. 42.Rxb3 Nxb3
  43. 43.Nxc7 Nc5
  44. 44.a5 Nb7
  45. 45.Nxa6 Nxa5

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