Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 19th Dec Early · 2023 · King's Pawn Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 19th Dec Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2023.12.19
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

7k/2Q3p1/2Pp3p/1P2p3/5q2/7P/6PK/8 w - - 9 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 Nc6
  3. 3.d5 Na7
  4. 4.c4 b5
  5. 5.c5 e6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qd4 exd5
  8. 8.exd5 d6
  9. 9.c6 Ng4
  10. 10.Nc3 Be7
  11. 11.Bf4 O-O
  12. 12.Nf3 Bf6
  13. 13.Qd2 Re8+
  14. 14.Be2 b4
  15. 15.Nd1 Nb5
  16. 16.h3 Ne5
  17. 17.Ne3 Nxf3+
  18. 18.Bxf3 Nd4
  19. 19.Bd1 Re4
  20. 20.Bg3 Nf5
  21. 21.Bh2 Rd4
  22. 22.Qe2 Nxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 Rxd5
  24. 24.O-O Rf5
  25. 25.Bb3 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Rxf1 Qe7
  27. 27.Rf4 a5
  28. 28.Qd3 Be6
  29. 29.Re4 Bxb2
  30. 30.Qb5 Bc3
  31. 31.Bf4 Re8
  32. 32.Qxa5 h6
  33. 33.a3 Qd8
  34. 34.Bxe6 Rxe6
  35. 35.Rxe6 fxe6
  36. 36.axb4 e5
  37. 37.Bg3 Kh7
  38. 38.Qd5 Kh8
  39. 39.b5 Qb8
  40. 40.Bf2 Ba5
  41. 41.e4 Bb6
  42. 42.Bxb6 Qxb6+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qe3
  44. 44.Qf7 Qd3+
  45. 45.Kg1 Qxe4
  46. 46.Kh2 Qb4
  47. 47.Qxc7 Qf4+
  48. 48.Kh1 Qf1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Qf4+
  50. 50.Kh1 Qf1+
  51. 51.Kh2 Qf4+

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