Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2023.08.23
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/kp3p2/p2qp3/2pr3p/4Q2P/P2PRPP1/1P4K1/8 b - - 15 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 h6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nh7
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg4
  7. 7.O-O dxe5
  8. 8.dxe5 Nd7
  9. 9.Qe2 e6
  10. 10.Re1 Ng5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qc7
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Nxf3 Nxf3+
  14. 14.Qxf3 Nxe5
  15. 15.Qg3 Bd6
  16. 16.Qxg7 O-O-O
  17. 17.Qf6 Nxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Qe7
  19. 19.Qf3 Bc7
  20. 20.g3 Rd5
  21. 21.Be3 Qd7
  22. 22.Rad1 h5
  23. 23.h4 Kb8
  24. 24.Bf4 Bxf4
  25. 25.Qxf4+ Qc7
  26. 26.Qf3 Rf5
  27. 27.Qe4 Rd8
  28. 28.Re3 a6
  29. 29.Rf3 Rdd5
  30. 30.Rxf5 Rxf5
  31. 31.Kg2 Qb6
  32. 32.Rd2 Qb3
  33. 33.Qc4 Qb6
  34. 34.Qe4 Ka7
  35. 35.f3 Rd5
  36. 36.Re2 Qd8
  37. 37.Qf4 Qd7
  38. 38.Re3 c5
  39. 39.Qc4 Qd6
  40. 40.Qe4 Qb6
  41. 41.Re2 Qd6
  42. 42.Re3 Rd4
  43. 43.Qe5 Qb6
  44. 44.Re2 Rd5
  45. 45.Qe4 Qd6
  46. 46.Re3

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