Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2021.05.01
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/k7/8/8/7K/8/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Bg5 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Ba6
  10. 10.Qa4 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Qe7
  12. 12.Nf3 Rd8
  13. 13.e3 Bxf1
  14. 14.Rxf1 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Rxd1+
  16. 16.Kxd1 g5
  17. 17.Bg3 Qxc5
  18. 18.Kd2 Nbd7
  19. 19.Rc1 Qd5+
  20. 20.Ke2 Nc5
  21. 21.Qc4 Rd8
  22. 22.Qxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nd4 a5
  24. 24.Rc4 Rd7
  25. 25.f3 a4
  26. 26.Nb5 f6
  27. 27.e4 Ne7
  28. 28.Bc7 Ng6
  29. 29.g3 Ne5
  30. 30.Bxe5 fxe5
  31. 31.Nc3 Nb3
  32. 32.Nxa4 b5
  33. 33.Rc8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Nc5 Rd2+
  35. 35.Ke3 Rxb2
  36. 36.Rc7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Nxe6 Rxh2
  38. 38.Rb7 Nc1
  39. 39.f4 gxf4+
  40. 40.gxf4 Rh3+
  41. 41.Kd2 Nb3+
  42. 42.Kc2 Na5
  43. 43.Rxb5 Nc4
  44. 44.Rb4 Ne3+
  45. 45.Kd2 exf4
  46. 46.a4 Ng2
  47. 47.e5 f3
  48. 48.Ng7+ Kf8
  49. 49.Nf5 f2
  50. 50.e6 Rd3+
  51. 51.Ke2 f1=Q+
  52. 52.Kxf1 Rf3+
  53. 53.Kxg2 Rxf5
  54. 54.Rb5 Rf4
  55. 55.Ra5 Ke7
  56. 56.Ra6 h5
  57. 57.a5 Ra4
  58. 58.Kh3 h4
  59. 59.Ra8 Kxe6
  60. 60.a6 Kd7
  61. 61.a7 Kc7
  62. 62.Rh8 Rxa7
  63. 63.Rh7+ Kb8
  64. 64.Rxa7 Kxa7
  65. 65.Kxh4

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