Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.14
Date 2022.12.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/r4pk1/6p1/p1R4p/P4R1P/r5P1/5PK1/8 w - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 c6
  16. 16.e4 Bb4
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb6
  18. 18.Rac1 Rad8
  19. 19.Nf3 Rd7
  20. 20.Qc2 Bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 c5
  22. 22.Ne5 Rdd8
  23. 23.Nc4 Qa6
  24. 24.Ne3 cxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Rd7
  26. 26.d5 Rfd8
  27. 27.Qb1 exd5
  28. 28.exd5 g6
  29. 29.Qb2 Rd6
  30. 30.Rc5 Qa7
  31. 31.Rdc1 b6
  32. 32.Rc6 Qa8
  33. 33.Qxb6 Nxd5
  34. 34.Nxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Kh2 Kh7
  37. 37.Rf6 R8d7
  38. 38.Qb3 Qd8
  39. 39.Qf3 Kg7
  40. 40.Rf4 Rd3
  41. 41.Qe2 Qe7
  42. 42.Qxe7 Rxe7
  43. 43.Rc5 Ra7
  44. 44.Kg2 Ra3
  45. 45.Rb5 Ra2
  46. 46.Rc5 Ra3
  47. 47.Rb5 Ra2
  48. 48.Rc5 Ra3

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