Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 11.1
Date 2020.09.19
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/p7/8/4nkPK/3p4/8/8/4R3 w - - 13 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.b3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb2 Be6
  8. 8.Bxc6+ bxc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Bd6
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 f6
  12. 12.Qe4 Kf7
  13. 13.Qxc6 Qe8
  14. 14.Qe4 h5
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd7
  16. 16.Qxe8+ Rhxe8
  17. 17.f3 c5
  18. 18.Nc2 Be5
  19. 19.Nd1 Bxb2
  20. 20.Nxb2 Bb5
  21. 21.e4 f5
  22. 22.Ne3 fxe4
  23. 23.f4 Red8
  24. 24.Rd1 Rd4
  25. 25.Nf5 Rad8
  26. 26.Nxd4 cxd4
  27. 27.a4 Ba6
  28. 28.a5 Nc8
  29. 29.Nc4 Ne7
  30. 30.Kf2 Nf5
  31. 31.Rhe1 e3+
  32. 32.Kf3 Bb7+
  33. 33.Ke2 Ke6
  34. 34.Rg1 Be4
  35. 35.Ne5 Rb8
  36. 36.Nf3 Bxf3+
  37. 37.Kxf3 Rxb3
  38. 38.Ke4 e2
  39. 39.Rd3 Rb5
  40. 40.Re1 Rxa5
  41. 41.Rxe2 g6
  42. 42.Kf3+ Kd6
  43. 43.h3 Ra4
  44. 44.g4 hxg4+
  45. 45.hxg4 Ne7
  46. 46.Ke4 Nc6
  47. 47.Rh2 Ra1
  48. 48.Rh6 Re1+
  49. 49.Kf3 Rf1+
  50. 50.Kg3 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kh4 Rh1+
  52. 52.Kg5 Rxh6
  53. 53.Kxh6 Kd5
  54. 54.Kxg6 Ke4
  55. 55.Rd1 Kxf4
  56. 56.g5 Ne5+
  57. 57.Kh5 Ke4
  58. 58.Re1+ Kf5
  59. 59.Rf1+ Ke4
  60. 60.Re1+ Kf5
  61. 61.Kh6 Nf7+
  62. 62.Kh5 Ne5

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