Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.5
Date 2020.04.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1P6/2K1N3/8/8/8/7b/8 b - - 18 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.h3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc5
  8. 8.e4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Re1 Qd7
  12. 12.Qc2 Rad8
  13. 13.Rad1 Qc8
  14. 14.e5 Nd5
  15. 15.Bg3 Nc7
  16. 16.Qa4 Ne6
  17. 17.Qh4 Ba6
  18. 18.Bxa6 Qxa6
  19. 19.Qe4 Qb7
  20. 20.Nc4 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Ncxd8
  23. 23.Qxb7 Nxb7
  24. 24.a4 Kf8
  25. 25.Kf1 Ke8
  26. 26.Ke2 Kd7
  27. 27.Kd3 Nbd8
  28. 28.Ng1 Nc6
  29. 29.Ke4 h5
  30. 30.f4 f5+
  31. 31.exf6 exf6
  32. 32.f5 Ng5+
  33. 33.Kd3 gxf5
  34. 34.Ne3 Ne7
  35. 35.Ne2 Ne6
  36. 36.Kc4 Kc6
  37. 37.b4 cxb4
  38. 38.cxb4 Bh6
  39. 39.b5+ Kd7
  40. 40.Nd5 Nxd5
  41. 41.Kxd5 f4
  42. 42.Bf2 Bf8
  43. 43.Nd4 Nc5
  44. 44.Nc6 Nxa4
  45. 45.Nxa7 Nc3+
  46. 46.Kc4 Nd1
  47. 47.Bxb6 Ne3+
  48. 48.Bxe3 fxe3
  49. 49.Kd3 Bc5
  50. 50.Nc6 Kd6
  51. 51.Na5 Ke5
  52. 52.Ke2 Kf4
  53. 53.Nc4 Kg3
  54. 54.Nxe3 h4
  55. 55.Kd3 Ba7
  56. 56.Ke4 f5+
  57. 57.Nxf5+ Kxg2
  58. 58.Nxh4+ Kxh3
  59. 59.Nf5 Kg4
  60. 60.Ne7 Kg5
  61. 61.Ke5 Kh6
  62. 62.Ke6 Kg7
  63. 63.Nc8 Bf2
  64. 64.Nd6 Kf8
  65. 65.Kd7 Bg1
  66. 66.Ne4 Kf7
  67. 67.Kc6 Ke7
  68. 68.Nc5 Kd8
  69. 69.b6 Bh2
  70. 70.b7 Bb8
  71. 71.Na6 Bf4
  72. 72.Nc5 Bb8
  73. 73.Ne6+ Ke7
  74. 74.Nc7 Kd8
  75. 75.Nd5 Bg3
  76. 76.Nf6 Bh2
  77. 77.Ne4 Bb8
  78. 78.Nc5 Bh2
  79. 79.Ne6+

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