Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.22
Date 2023.09.15
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

3B4/5kp1/7p/4bPP1/7P/1Pp4K/2B1b3/8 b - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Be7
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Re1 Nbd7
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Re8
  9. 9.h3 Bf8
  10. 10.Bf4 Ne5
  11. 11.Bf1 c6
  12. 12.a4 h6
  13. 13.Bh2 a5
  14. 14.Qd2 Qb6
  15. 15.Kh1 Ng6
  16. 16.b3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rad8
  18. 18.f4 Bc8
  19. 19.Bg1 Qb4
  20. 20.g3 d5
  21. 21.e5 Ne4
  22. 22.Nxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.c3 Qe7
  24. 24.Qg2 f5
  25. 25.exf6 Qxf6
  26. 26.Rxe4 Rxe4
  27. 27.Qxe4 c5
  28. 28.Bd3 cxd4
  29. 29.Qxg6 Qxg6
  30. 30.Bxg6 Rd6
  31. 31.Bc2 dxc3
  32. 32.Rxd6 Bxd6
  33. 33.Kg2 Bd7
  34. 34.Bd4 Bb4
  35. 35.g4 b5
  36. 36.axb5 Bxb5
  37. 37.f5 Bc6+
  38. 38.Kf2 Bd5
  39. 39.h4 Be7
  40. 40.Kg3 Bf6
  41. 41.Bb6 Be5+
  42. 42.Kh3 Kf7
  43. 43.Bxa5 Bf3
  44. 44.Bd8 Be2
  45. 45.g5 Bf1+
  46. 46.Kg4 Be2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Bf1+
  48. 48.Kg4 Be2+
  49. 49.Kh3

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