Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Airthings Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2023.02.10
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/R7/5kpp/8/2PN1Pb1/2r5/5K2/8 w - - 11 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O e5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.dxc4 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 e4
  9. 9.Ne1 f5
  10. 10.Na3 a6
  11. 11.Rb1 Be6
  12. 12.f3 Nf6
  13. 13.b3 Kf7
  14. 14.Bb2 Rad8
  15. 15.Nac2 exf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 h6
  17. 17.Ncd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Ne5+ Ke8
  19. 19.Bxd4 Ng4
  20. 20.Nc6 Bxd4+
  21. 21.Nxd4 Bc8
  22. 22.h3 Ne3
  23. 23.Rd3 Nxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 c5
  25. 25.Nf3 Rxd3
  26. 26.exd3 Ke7
  27. 27.Kf2 Rd8
  28. 28.Ke2 f4
  29. 29.gxf4 Rxd3
  30. 30.b4 Ra3
  31. 31.bxc5 Rxa2+
  32. 32.Ke3 Ra3+
  33. 33.Kf2 Ra2+
  34. 34.Ke3 Ra3+
  35. 35.Kf2 Kf6
  36. 36.Nd4 Rxh3
  37. 37.Rb6+ Kf7
  38. 38.c6 bxc6
  39. 39.Rxc6 Bg4
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rc3
  41. 41.Ra7+ Kf6
  42. 42.Ra6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kf6
  44. 44.Ra6+ Kg7
  45. 45.Ra7+ Kf6

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