Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2020.11.27
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3r1p2/5R2/6K1/4k3/8 b - - 18 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Qa3
  13. 13.Be3 Qa5+
  14. 14.Bd2 Qa3
  15. 15.Be3 Qc3+
  16. 16.Bd2 Qb2
  17. 17.Rb1 Qxa2
  18. 18.d5 Ne5
  19. 19.O-O Nxf3+
  20. 20.Bxf3 a5
  21. 21.Bf4 a4
  22. 22.e5 Qc4
  23. 23.Qd2 a3
  24. 24.Rfc1 Qa4
  25. 25.Ra1 Bf5
  26. 26.Ra2 Rfc8
  27. 27.Rca1 Qb3
  28. 28.Bd1 Qc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Rxc3
  30. 30.Bd2 Rd3
  31. 31.f4 g5
  32. 32.Bb4 gxf4
  33. 33.Bc2 Rd4
  34. 34.Bxe7 Bxc2
  35. 35.Rxc2 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxa3 Rxa3
  37. 37.Bxa3 Rxd5
  38. 38.Kf2 Kg7
  39. 39.Bb2 b5
  40. 40.Bxe5+ Rxe5
  41. 41.Rb2 Kg6
  42. 42.Kf3 Kg5
  43. 43.Rb4 f6
  44. 44.Kf2 Rd5
  45. 45.Kf3 Rc5
  46. 46.Kf2 Kf5
  47. 47.Kf3 Ke6
  48. 48.Re4+ Re5
  49. 49.Rb4 Rf5
  50. 50.Rb1 h5
  51. 51.Ke4 h4
  52. 52.Ra1 Rd5
  53. 53.Ra8 Rd2
  54. 54.Rb8 Rxg2
  55. 55.Rb6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rxb5 Kg6
  57. 57.Kxf4 Rg3
  58. 58.Rb8 Rxh3
  59. 59.Kg4 Rh1
  60. 60.Rg8+ Kf7
  61. 61.Ra8 Kg7
  62. 62.Rb8 h3
  63. 63.Kg3 Kg6
  64. 64.Rb6 Kg5
  65. 65.Rb5+ f5
  66. 66.Ra5 Rb1
  67. 67.Kxh3 Rb3+
  68. 68.Kg2 Kg4
  69. 69.Ra8 Rb2+
  70. 70.Kg1 Rb3
  71. 71.Kg2 Kf4
  72. 72.Ra4+ Ke3
  73. 73.Kg3 Rd3
  74. 74.Rf4 Ke2+
  75. 75.Kg2 Rd5
  76. 76.Kg3

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