Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 28th Feb Early · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 28th Feb Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2023.02.28
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/1q3pp1/p3pn1p/1p2n3/3N4/P3P2P/1P1N1PP1/1QR3K1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 a6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bf4 e6
  5. 5.e3 Bd6
  6. 6.Nbd2 c5
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxc5
  9. 9.c4 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 Rd8
  11. 11.Be2 dxc4
  12. 12.Rxc4 Qe7
  13. 13.O-O b5
  14. 14.Rc2 Bb7
  15. 15.Qc1 Nbd7
  16. 16.Nd4 Rac8
  17. 17.Bf3 Rxc2
  18. 18.Qxc2 Rc8
  19. 19.Qb1 Ne5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Qxb7
  21. 21.Rc1 h6
  22. 22.h3

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