Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Trophee CCAS GpB · 2008 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Trophee CCAS GpB
Site Cap d'Agde FRA
Round 3
Date 2008.10.26
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

2N5/8/5k2/P1n5/6R1/KP3rp1/8/8 w - - 11 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.g3 b6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 d6
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nb5 d5
  11. 11.Bf4 O-O
  12. 12.Bc7 Qc8
  13. 13.Bd6 Qd8
  14. 14.cxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Nc7 Rac8
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Qb2 Qf6
  19. 19.Qxf6 N7xf6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Nc3
  21. 21.Kf1 Rc7
  22. 22.Rc2 Rfc8
  23. 23.Nd4 Nfd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Nb5 Rd7
  27. 27.Rc1 g5
  28. 28.Rc4 Kg7
  29. 29.e4 Ne7
  30. 30.h3 a6
  31. 31.Nc7 Rd1+
  32. 32.Ke2 Ra1
  33. 33.Rc2 a5
  34. 34.a4 Rh1
  35. 35.Na8 Rxh3
  36. 36.Nxb6 Rh1
  37. 37.Rc5 f5
  38. 38.Rc7 Kf8
  39. 39.Nc8 Ng6
  40. 40.exf5 exf5
  41. 41.Rc5 f4
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rb1
  43. 43.Rb5 g4
  44. 44.gxf4 Nxf4+
  45. 45.Ke3 Ng2+
  46. 46.Kd3 h5
  47. 47.Kc2 Rf1
  48. 48.Rf5+ Kg7
  49. 49.Rxh5 Rxf2+
  50. 50.Kc3 Rf3+
  51. 51.Kb4 g3
  52. 52.a5 Nf4
  53. 53.Rg5+ Kf6
  54. 54.Rg4 Nd3+
  55. 55.Ka3 Nc5
  56. 56.Kb4 Nd3+
  57. 57.Ka3 Nc5

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