Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial · 2012 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2012.06.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/p4Q1p/1p4pk/2p5/P4P2/1P2PK2/7P/7q w - - 13 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 c6
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.Bf4 Bb7
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Nd2 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxc4 Nxf4
  14. 14.gxf4 Qc7
  15. 15.e3 Rad8
  16. 16.Rd2 Nf6
  17. 17.Rad1 c5
  18. 18.d5 exd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 g6
  21. 21.Ne5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rxd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 Rd8
  24. 24.Qc4 Rxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Bf6
  26. 26.Nd7 Kg7
  27. 27.b3 Bc3
  28. 28.a4 Qd8
  29. 29.Qd6 Bf6
  30. 30.Kf1 Qe7
  31. 31.Qd5 Bc3
  32. 32.Ke2 Qh4
  33. 33.Kd3 Ba1
  34. 34.Ne5 Bxe5
  35. 35.Qxe5+ Kh6
  36. 36.Qc7 Qxf2
  37. 37.Qxf7 Qf1+
  38. 38.Ke4 Qb1+
  39. 39.Kf3 Qh1+
  40. 40.Kg3 Qg1+
  41. 41.Kf3 Qh1+
  42. 42.Kg3 Qg1+
  43. 43.Kf3 Qh1+

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