Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2020.08.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/3k2B1/2pPb2P/1p6/pP6/P1K5/8 w - - 11 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 h5
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bf5
  12. 12.Be2 Bh4+
  13. 13.g3 Be7
  14. 14.c4 a5
  15. 15.Bd3 Bh3
  16. 16.O-O-O Nd7
  17. 17.Kb1 a4
  18. 18.Nc1 Qa5
  19. 19.Qxa5 Rxa5
  20. 20.Rhg1 f5
  21. 21.Ne2 O-O
  22. 22.Nc3 e4
  23. 23.fxe4 Ne5
  24. 24.Bb6 Ra6
  25. 25.Bd4 Nf3
  26. 26.c5 dxc5
  27. 27.Be3 Raf6
  28. 28.Rh1 Bg2
  29. 29.exf5 Bxh1
  30. 30.Rxh1 a3
  31. 31.b3 Nd4
  32. 32.Rf1 Nxf5
  33. 33.Bg5 Nd6
  34. 34.Bxf6 Rxf6
  35. 35.Rxf6 Bxf6
  36. 36.Ne4 Nxe4
  37. 37.Bxe4 Be5
  38. 38.Bg6 h4
  39. 39.gxh4 Bxh2
  40. 40.Kc2 Kf8
  41. 41.Kd3 b5
  42. 42.Kc2 Ke7
  43. 43.Bd3 b4
  44. 44.h5 Kd6
  45. 45.Bg6 Be5
  46. 46.Kb1 Bf6
  47. 47.Kc2 Be5
  48. 48.Kb1 Bf6
  49. 49.Kc2 Be5

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