Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2023.02.08
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/4NKn1/3k4/8/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.Nfe5 Bd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxg2
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Kxg2 Ne4
  13. 13.Be3 Na6
  14. 14.b4 Nxb4
  15. 15.Rab1 a5
  16. 16.a3 Nc6
  17. 17.Nxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Rb6 Bd4
  19. 19.Rxc6 Bxe3
  20. 20.Nxe3 Rac8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.Nc4 a4
  25. 25.Kf3 f6
  26. 26.Ke3 e5
  27. 27.Nd6 f5
  28. 28.Nc4 Nd7
  29. 29.Kd2 Kf7
  30. 30.Kc3 Ke6
  31. 31.Kb4 Kd5
  32. 32.Ne3+ Kd4
  33. 33.Nc2+ Kd5
  34. 34.Kb5 Nc5
  35. 35.Nb4+ Kd6
  36. 36.f3 h5
  37. 37.Kc4 g5
  38. 38.Nd5 Nb3
  39. 39.Nc3 Nd2+
  40. 40.Kd3 Nf1
  41. 41.Nxa4 Nxh2
  42. 42.Ke3 g4
  43. 43.Kf2 gxf3
  44. 44.exf3 e4
  45. 45.fxe4 fxe4
  46. 46.Nc3 Ng4+
  47. 47.Ke2 Ke5
  48. 48.a4 Nh6
  49. 49.a5 Kd6
  50. 50.Nxe4+ Kc6
  51. 51.Nd2 Kb5
  52. 52.Nb3 Nf5
  53. 53.Kf3 Ne7
  54. 54.Kf4 Nc6
  55. 55.Kg5 Kb4
  56. 56.Nd2 Kxa5
  57. 57.Kxh5 Ne5
  58. 58.Kg5 Kb5
  59. 59.Kf5 Nf7
  60. 60.Nf3 Kc5
  61. 61.Ne5 Nd6+
  62. 62.Ke6 Ne4
  63. 63.g4 Kd4
  64. 64.Nf7 Ke3
  65. 65.Kf5 Ng3+
  66. 66.Ke5 Ne4
  67. 67.Kf5 Ng3+
  68. 68.Ke6 Ne4
  69. 69.Ke5 Nd2
  70. 70.Ng5 Nc4+
  71. 71.Kf5 Kd3
  72. 72.Kf4 Ne3
  73. 73.Ne4 Nxg4

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