Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Chessable Masters Winners · 2025 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 102 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2025.02.19
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 102
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/b7/P7/7k/7p/7K w - - 2 103

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6.c4 e6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.O-O Rc8
  9. 9.Nc3 Nf6
  10. 10.Rc1 Be7
  11. 11.Na4 b6
  12. 12.Ba6 Rc7
  13. 13.Nc3 Bc8
  14. 14.Be2 Bb7
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.Nb5 Rd7
  17. 17.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 O-O
  19. 19.Qc2 Ba3
  20. 20.Rcd1 Qc7
  21. 21.Qb1 Be4
  22. 22.Qa1 Be7
  23. 23.Ne5 Rdd8
  24. 24.Rc1 Qb8
  25. 25.Nc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Rc8
  27. 27.Rfc1 Rxc6
  28. 28.Rxc6 Rc8
  29. 29.Qc1 Rxc6
  30. 30.Qxc6 h6
  31. 31.h3 Bd6
  32. 32.Bd3 Kf8
  33. 33.Bb2 Ke7
  34. 34.Qa4 a5
  35. 35.Qb5 Qc7
  36. 36.Kf1 Qc5
  37. 37.Qa4 Qb4
  38. 38.Qc6 Qd2
  39. 39.Bc2 Bc5
  40. 40.Qb7+ Nd7
  41. 41.Qe4 Bb4
  42. 42.g3 Nc5
  43. 43.Qh7 Bc3
  44. 44.Ba3 Bb4
  45. 45.Bb2 Bc3
  46. 46.Ba3 f5
  47. 47.Bxc5+ bxc5
  48. 48.Bxf5 exf5
  49. 49.Qxf5 Qd6
  50. 50.Qe4+ Qe6
  51. 51.Qb7+ Qd7
  52. 52.Qe4+ Qe6
  53. 53.Qb7+ Kf6
  54. 54.Kg2 Kg6
  55. 55.Qf3 c4
  56. 56.bxc4 Qxc4
  57. 57.e4 Bf6
  58. 58.Qf5+ Kf7
  59. 59.Qh5+ Kg8
  60. 60.Qxa5 Qxe4+
  61. 61.Kg1 Qd3
  62. 62.Qa8+ Kh7
  63. 63.Kg2 Qc2
  64. 64.Qd5 Qa4
  65. 65.Qf5+ Kg8
  66. 66.Qd5+ Kf8
  67. 67.Qc5+ Be7
  68. 68.Qf5+ Bf6
  69. 69.Qc5+ Kf7
  70. 70.Qd5+ Ke7
  71. 71.Qc5+ Ke6
  72. 72.Qc8+ Kd6
  73. 73.Qf8+ Kd5
  74. 74.Qf7+ Kd4
  75. 75.Qe6 Kc3
  76. 76.h4 Kb2
  77. 77.Qe2+ Ka3
  78. 78.Kh3 Qd7+
  79. 79.g4 Qd5
  80. 80.f3 Bb2
  81. 81.Qa6+ Kb4
  82. 82.Qb6+ Kc3
  83. 83.Qe3+ Kc2
  84. 84.Qe2+ Kb1
  85. 85.a4 Bc3
  86. 86.Qe4+ Qxe4
  87. 87.fxe4 Kc2
  88. 88.h5 Kd3
  89. 89.g5 Kxe4
  90. 90.gxh6 gxh6
  91. 91.Kg2 Kf4
  92. 92.Kh1 Ba5
  93. 93.Kg2 Kg4
  94. 94.Kh1 Kxh5
  95. 95.Kg2 Kg4
  96. 96.Kh1 h5
  97. 97.Kg2 h4
  98. 98.Kh1 h3
  99. 99.Kh2 Kh4
  100. 100.Kh1 Kg3
  101. 101.Kg1 h2+
  102. 102.Kh1 Kh3

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