Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 6.4
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/7p/5P1p/4KP2/8/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e4 Bc5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
  6. 6.d4 Bb4
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe4
  8. 8.Qf3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Be7
  10. 10.Qg3 g6
  11. 11.Bh6 d6
  12. 12.Be2 Be6
  13. 13.Rd1 Qd7
  14. 14.exd6 cxd6
  15. 15.O-O O-O-O
  16. 16.Be3 Qa4
  17. 17.Rb1 d5
  18. 18.Qf3 Qc6
  19. 19.Bxa7 dxc4
  20. 20.Qe3 Rhe8
  21. 21.Rb6 Qd7
  22. 22.Bf3 Bd5
  23. 23.Qe5 Qc7
  24. 24.Qxc7+ Kxc7
  25. 25.Bxd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Rfb1 Ra8
  27. 27.Rxb7+ Kd8
  28. 28.g3 Rd7
  29. 29.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  30. 30.Rb7+ Ke6
  31. 31.a4 Bd8
  32. 32.Kg2 h5
  33. 33.Kf3 Bf6
  34. 34.Rb6+ Kf5
  35. 35.Rb7 Ke6
  36. 36.a5 Bxc3
  37. 37.a6 Ba5
  38. 38.Ke2 c3
  39. 39.Kd3 Rd8+
  40. 40.Kc2 Rd6
  41. 41.Rb3 Rxa6
  42. 42.Bd4 Rd6
  43. 43.Bxc3 Rc6
  44. 44.Kd3 Bxc3
  45. 45.Rxc3 Rxc3+
  46. 46.Kxc3 Kf5
  47. 47.f3 g5
  48. 48.Kd4 Ke6
  49. 49.Ke4 f6
  50. 50.h4 f5+
  51. 51.Ke3 f4+
  52. 52.gxf4 gxh4

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