Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

9th Masters Final 2016 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 6.2
Date 2016.07.19
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

5k2/5pp1/5b2/2p5/8/3B2P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c6
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.Rd1 Bb7
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Rc8
  11. 11.e4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 dxc4
  13. 13.b4 a5
  14. 14.a3 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 bxc5
  16. 16.b5 Qc7
  17. 17.Bf4 e5
  18. 18.Bg5 Nb6
  19. 19.Nd2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 e4
  23. 23.Rab1 Rxd5
  24. 24.Nxc4 Rd4
  25. 25.Nxb6 Qxb6
  26. 26.Bxe4 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Rxd1 Qxb5
  28. 28.Bxh7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Bf5 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  31. 31.Qd3 Qxd3
  32. 32.Bxd3 Bf6

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