Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2022 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2022
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 8.1
Date 2022.12.29
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

8/pp2k3/4pp1p/b7/8/8/PP2BPPP/3K4 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 exd5
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Ng5 Be6
  10. 10.Nxe6+ fxe6
  11. 11.Bg5 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bb4+
  13. 13.Nd2 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6+ gxf6
  15. 15.O-O-O Ke7
  16. 16.Nb3 Rhd8
  17. 17.Be2 Na5
  18. 18.Nxa5 Bxa5
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.Rd1 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Kxd1

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