Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2020.11.27
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2k5/P3K3/8/6N1/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Qd2 Bb7
  12. 12.f3 Rc8
  13. 13.Bh6 Bxh6
  14. 14.Qxh6 e5
  15. 15.Nde2 b5
  16. 16.a3 Nxb3
  17. 17.cxb3 d5
  18. 18.exd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Kh1 Qb6
  20. 20.Ne4 f6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Ne7
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rc1 Bxe4
  24. 24.fxe4 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Qxc1 a6
  26. 26.Qd1 Kf7
  27. 27.b4 Qe6
  28. 28.Nc3 Nc6
  29. 29.Nd5 Qd6
  30. 30.Qc1 Ne7
  31. 31.Qc7 Qxc7
  32. 32.Nxc7 Nc8
  33. 33.Nxa6 Nd6
  34. 34.Nc7 Ke7
  35. 35.Nd5+ Ke6
  36. 36.Nc3 f5
  37. 37.Kg1 f4
  38. 38.b3 Kd7
  39. 39.a4 g5
  40. 40.Kf2 h5
  41. 41.Kf3 Kc6
  42. 42.Nd5 g4+
  43. 43.hxg4 hxg4+
  44. 44.Kxg4 Nxe4
  45. 45.Ne7+ Kd6
  46. 46.Ng6 Nf6+
  47. 47.Kf5 Nd5
  48. 48.Nxe5 bxa4
  49. 49.bxa4 Nxb4
  50. 50.Ng6 Nd5
  51. 51.Nxf4 Ne3+
  52. 52.Ke4 Nxg2
  53. 53.Nxg2 Kc5

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