Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Queen's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 4.1
Date 2023.12.10
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/6p1/8/8/r5P1/5P1P/5RK1 w - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nc3 Qa5
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nb3 Qc7
  8. 8.e4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 e5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Rd8
  13. 13.Bf3 e4
  14. 14.Re1 Bb4
  15. 15.Bd2 O-O
  16. 16.Bxb4 Nxb4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nbxd5
  18. 18.Rc1 Qb6
  19. 19.Bb1 Nc3
  20. 20.Qf3 Nxb1
  21. 21.Rxb1 a5
  22. 22.Qe3 Qxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 a4
  24. 24.Nc5 b5
  25. 25.Ne4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Rd2
  27. 27.Rb4 Re8
  28. 28.Rxb5 g6
  29. 29.Rb4 Ree2
  30. 30.Rf1 Rxb2
  31. 31.Rxa4 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rxa2 Rxa2
  33. 33.g3 Ra3
  34. 34.Kg2 Ra2
  35. 35.Kg1 Ra3

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