Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 15.1
Date 2018.12.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6k1/7p/7K w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Bxe7 Nxe7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Rc1 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.b4 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Rxd1 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O b5
  14. 14.Bb3 Nf6
  15. 15.Ne5 Ra7
  16. 16.Nd3 Bb7
  17. 17.Nc5 Bd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Nfxd5
  19. 19.a3 a5
  20. 20.e4 Nc3
  21. 21.Rd2 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 Rfa8
  23. 23.Rc2 Na2
  24. 24.Bxa2 Rxa2
  25. 25.Rxa2 Rxa2
  26. 26.g3 Nc6
  27. 27.Rc1 Nxb4
  28. 28.Rb1 Rc2
  29. 29.Nxe6 Rc4
  30. 30.Nc7 Rxc7
  31. 31.Rxb4 Rb7
  32. 32.Kf1 Kf8
  33. 33.Ke2 Ke7
  34. 34.e5 Ke6
  35. 35.f4 Kd5
  36. 36.Kd3 Kc5
  37. 37.Re4 b4
  38. 38.Kc2 Ra7
  39. 39.Kb2 Rd7
  40. 40.Re2 g6
  41. 41.g4 Ra7
  42. 42.f5 Kd5
  43. 43.e6 fxe6
  44. 44.Rxe6 gxf5
  45. 45.gxf5 Rf7
  46. 46.Kb3 h5
  47. 47.Kxb4 Rxf5
  48. 48.Re3 Kd4
  49. 49.Rh3 Re5
  50. 50.Kb3 Re3+
  51. 51.Rxe3 Kxe3
  52. 52.h4 Kf3
  53. 53.Kc2 Kg3
  54. 54.Kd2 Kxh4
  55. 55.Ke1 Kg3
  56. 56.Kf1 h4
  57. 57.Kg1 h3
  58. 58.Kh1 h2

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