Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 3.1
Date 2019.05.08
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/2p4p/1p6/p4N2/2bQ4/P1P2P2/6PP/2K1q3 w - - 3 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.fxg7 cxd2+
  7. 7.Bxd2 Bxg7
  8. 8.Qb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O a5
  12. 12.a3 e5
  13. 13.Bc3 f5
  14. 14.c5+ Kh8
  15. 15.Bb5 Be6
  16. 16.Qc2 Qxc5
  17. 17.Bxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.Nxe5 Qe4
  19. 19.Qd2 Ba2
  20. 20.Nd3 Qc4
  21. 21.Rhe1 Rae8
  22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Re1 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Nxe1 Qc6
  25. 25.Nf3 Bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Bd5
  27. 27.Qd4+ Kg8
  28. 28.Nh4 Qe6
  29. 29.Kd2 b6
  30. 30.f3 Bc4
  31. 31.Nxf5 Qe2+
  32. 32.Kc1 Qe1+

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