Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.23
Date 2021.05.27
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/8/1pB5/p1b5/P4p1p/4kP1P/6K1/8 w - - 16 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.b4 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Bxb4
  3. 3.Bxe5 Nf6
  4. 4.c3 Be7
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.g3 b6
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.d4 Ba6
  10. 10.Ne2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Re1 Rc8
  13. 13.a3 Bxe2
  14. 14.Rxe2 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Rxe2
  17. 17.Qxe2 Bxd4
  18. 18.Ra2 Rc1+
  19. 19.Bf1 Rxb1
  20. 20.Qd3 Rb2
  21. 21.Rxb2 Bxb2
  22. 22.Qd6 g6
  23. 23.a4 Qe8
  24. 24.Qd2 Ba3
  25. 25.Bb5 Bc5
  26. 26.Bxd7 Qe4
  27. 27.Bb5 h5
  28. 28.Qe2 Qf5
  29. 29.Kg2 h4
  30. 30.gxh4 Qf4
  31. 31.h5 gxh5
  32. 32.Qf3 Qxf3+
  33. 33.Kxf3 a5
  34. 34.Kg2 h4
  35. 35.h3 f6
  36. 36.f3 Kg7
  37. 37.Bc6 Kg6
  38. 38.Bb5 f5
  39. 39.Bc6 f4
  40. 40.Bb5 Kf6
  41. 41.Bc6 Ke5
  42. 42.Bb5 Kd4
  43. 43.Bc6 Ke3
  44. 44.Bb5 Bb4
  45. 45.Bc6 Bc5
  46. 46.Bb5 Bb4
  47. 47.Bc6 Bc5

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