Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 14.1
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/3n4/8/5Np1/4K3/1kR5/8/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bd2 Ne4
  6. 6.Bb4 Bf5
  7. 7.Nc3 Qb6
  8. 8.Qb3 e6
  9. 9.Bxf8 Qxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Rxf8
  11. 11.Bd3 Nd6
  12. 12.Bxf5 Nxf5
  13. 13.b4 dxc4
  14. 14.b5 Ke7
  15. 15.Ke2 Nd6
  16. 16.b6 Nd7
  17. 17.Na4 f6
  18. 18.Rhc1 Nc8
  19. 19.Nc5 Rb8
  20. 20.Rxc4 Ncxb6
  21. 21.Rb4 Nxc5
  22. 22.dxc5 Nd5
  23. 23.Rb3 Nc7
  24. 24.Nd2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rc3 Rd5
  26. 26.Nb3 e5
  27. 27.Na5 Ne6
  28. 28.Rac1 Kd7
  29. 29.b4 Kc7
  30. 30.Nc4 Rbd8
  31. 31.f3 a5
  32. 32.Nxa5 Rd2+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rb2
  34. 34.Rb3 Rdd2
  35. 35.Rxb2 Rxb2
  36. 36.Rc4 g5
  37. 37.h4 h6
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Re4 Kb8
  40. 40.g3 Ka7
  41. 41.f4 Ka6
  42. 42.fxe5 f5
  43. 43.Rc4 Kb5
  44. 44.Rc1 Rh2
  45. 45.Kg1 Re2
  46. 46.Nxb7 Rxe3
  47. 47.Nd6+ Kxb4
  48. 48.Nxf5 Rxe5
  49. 49.Nd6 Nxc5
  50. 50.Kg2 Rd5
  51. 51.Rc4+ Kb3
  52. 52.Kf3 Nd7
  53. 53.Rxc6 Rd3+
  54. 54.Ke4 Rxg3
  55. 55.Nf5 Rc3
  56. 56.Rxc3+

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