Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.34
Date 2020.08.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/6p1/8/2PpNp1p/np1P1P1P/6r1/3KR3/2R5 w - - 8 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Qb6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bd7
  6. 6.Rb1 e6
  7. 7.a3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be2 Nh5
  9. 9.Be5 cxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Qxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Nf4
  13. 13.Bf1 Bd6
  14. 14.h4 h5
  15. 15.g3 Ng6
  16. 16.Bb5 Rc8
  17. 17.Kd2 a6
  18. 18.Bxd7+ Kxd7
  19. 19.Nd1 f6
  20. 20.Ne3 Ne7
  21. 21.c3 Rc6
  22. 22.Ne1 Nc8
  23. 23.Nd3 Nb6
  24. 24.b4 Rb8
  25. 25.Nc5+ Ke7
  26. 26.a4 Bxc5
  27. 27.bxc5 Nxa4
  28. 28.Rb3 b5
  29. 29.Ra1 Rd8
  30. 30.Nc2 e5
  31. 31.f4 Kf7
  32. 32.Rf1 exf4
  33. 33.gxf4 f5
  34. 34.Nb4 Rg6
  35. 35.Rf2 Ra8
  36. 36.Rb1 Rg3
  37. 37.Nd3 Re8
  38. 38.Ne5+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rc1 a5
  40. 40.Re2 b4
  41. 41.cxb4 axb4
  42. 42.Re3 Rg2+
  43. 43.Re2 Rg3
  44. 44.Re3 Rg2+
  45. 45.Re2 Rg3

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