Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2025.05.21
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K6/p5k1/PbB5/1P6/8/8 w - - 19 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nf6
  4. 4.e4 Nxe4
  5. 5.dxc5 Qa5+
  6. 6.Bd2 Nxd2
  7. 7.Qxd2 Qxd2+
  8. 8.Nxd2 g6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Bg7
  10. 10.O-O-O O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 Bg4
  12. 12.Rhe1 Nd7
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Nxf3 Nxc5
  15. 15.Rxe7 Bf6
  16. 16.Re2 Rac8
  17. 17.Rc2 Na4
  18. 18.b3 Nc3
  19. 19.Rd3 Ne4
  20. 20.d6 Rfd8
  21. 21.d7 Rc6
  22. 22.Nd2 Bg5
  23. 23.f4 Bxf4
  24. 24.Rd4 Bxd2+
  25. 25.Kd1 Ba5
  26. 26.Rxe4 Rxd7+
  27. 27.Ke2 Rcd6
  28. 28.a4 Kg7
  29. 29.Kf3 Rf6+
  30. 30.Rf4 Rfd6
  31. 31.g4 a6
  32. 32.Re2 Bd2
  33. 33.Rfe4 Bg5
  34. 34.Kg2 Rd1
  35. 35.Rf2 Bh4
  36. 36.Rfe2 Rb1
  37. 37.Rf4 f6
  38. 38.Rf1 Rxf1
  39. 39.Kxf1 Kh6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kg5
  41. 41.Kf3 Rc7
  42. 42.Rd2 Kh6
  43. 43.Rd6 Re7
  44. 44.Re6 Rd7
  45. 45.Rb6 Bg5
  46. 46.Ke4 Re7+
  47. 47.Re6 Rxe6+
  48. 48.Bxe6 a5
  49. 49.Bg8 b6
  50. 50.Kf3 Bc1
  51. 51.h4 Kg7
  52. 52.Bc4 Ba3
  53. 53.h5 Bc5
  54. 54.hxg6 hxg6
  55. 55.Bd3 f5
  56. 56.gxf5 gxf5
  57. 57.Bxf5 Kf6
  58. 58.Ke4 Bb4
  59. 59.Bd7 Kg7
  60. 60.Bb5 Kf8
  61. 61.Kd5 Kg7
  62. 62.Kc6 Kf8
  63. 63.Kxb6 Kg7
  64. 64.Bc4 Kh8
  65. 65.Kb5 Kh7
  66. 66.Kb6 Kh6
  67. 67.Kb5 Kh5
  68. 68.Kb6 Kg5
  69. 69.Kb5 Kh4
  70. 70.Kb6 Kg5
  71. 71.Kb5 Kh4
  72. 72.Kb6 Kg5

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