Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2021.09.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E01)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

4Q2k/2p3p1/7p/8/7P/q1P3PK/8/8 b - - 9 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nd2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 dxc4
  7. 7.a3 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Bxd2 Bd7
  9. 9.Rc1 Bc6
  10. 10.Rxc4 Bd5
  11. 11.Rc1 h6
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.e3 a5
  14. 14.Qe2 a4
  15. 15.Rfd1 Bb3
  16. 16.Re1 Bd5
  17. 17.Bc3 Ne4
  18. 18.Qc2 f5
  19. 19.Nd2 Nxd2
  20. 20.Qxd2 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 Rf7
  22. 22.Qe2 Ne7
  23. 23.f3 Qd7
  24. 24.Rcd1 Nd5
  25. 25.e4 fxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Nxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 Qd6
  28. 28.Qb2 Raf8
  29. 29.Rd2 Rf3
  30. 30.d5 e5
  31. 31.Ree2 b6
  32. 32.Rf2 Rxf2+
  33. 33.Rxf2 Rxf2+
  34. 34.Kxf2 Qc5+
  35. 35.Kg2 Qc4
  36. 36.Qb4 Qe2+
  37. 37.Kg1 b5
  38. 38.h4 Kh7
  39. 39.Qc5 Qe1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qxe4
  41. 41.Qxb5 Qc2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Qf5+
  43. 43.Kg2 e4
  44. 44.Qxa4 Qf3+
  45. 45.Kh2 e3
  46. 46.Qc2+ Kh8
  47. 47.Qg2 Qg4
  48. 48.Qf1 Qe4
  49. 49.Qe2 Qxd5
  50. 50.Qxe3 Qa2+
  51. 51.Kh3 Qxa3
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kh8
  54. 54.Qe8+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qe4+ Kh8
  56. 56.Qe8+

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