Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2012.01.25
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2rq1rk1/5p1p/1p2pbp1/p2p4/P2P1P2/1P1Q1NP1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 Be7
  7. 7.e3 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 a5
  10. 10.O-O Na6
  11. 11.Rc1 Nb4
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Bb1 Bf6
  14. 14.Re1 b6
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Na2 Nxa2
  17. 17.Bxa2 Ba6
  18. 18.Bb1 g6
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Rc8
  21. 21.g3

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