Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.22
Date 2020.11.28
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6q1/4Q3/4pnk1/1P3p1P/5B2/2P5/5P2/5K2 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 d5
  7. 7.exd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 Qxe6
  10. 10.a4 Qd7
  11. 11.a5 Nd5
  12. 12.a6 b6
  13. 13.d4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 e6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Qg4 h5
  17. 17.Qe2 b5
  18. 18.Na3 Bxa3
  19. 19.Rxa3 f6
  20. 20.Rb3 Nc7
  21. 21.Rb4 Qxa6
  22. 22.Rh4 Kf7
  23. 23.Rxh5 Nd5
  24. 24.Re1 Qc6
  25. 25.h4 a5
  26. 26.Rxh8 Rxh8
  27. 27.h5 a4
  28. 28.Bd2 Ne7
  29. 29.h6 gxh6
  30. 30.Qh5+ Ng6
  31. 31.Bxh6 Qd6
  32. 32.Rd1 Qc6
  33. 33.Rd4 f5
  34. 34.Rd3 Rg8
  35. 35.Bg5 Rh8
  36. 36.Qe2 Qc7
  37. 37.Rh3 Rxh3
  38. 38.gxh3 Qe5
  39. 39.Qd1 Nf8
  40. 40.h4 Kg6
  41. 41.Qd8 Qg7
  42. 42.Qe8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Qxb5 Ng6
  44. 44.Qxa4 Ne5
  45. 45.Qf4 Qh8
  46. 46.b4 Kg6
  47. 47.Qe3 Kf7
  48. 48.b5 Qb8
  49. 49.Bf4 Qg8+
  50. 50.Kf1 Ng4
  51. 51.Qa7+ Kg6
  52. 52.Qe7 Nf6
  53. 53.h5+

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