Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.2
Date 2014.09.03
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/8/4kPP1/pK2P3/8/8/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 b5
  5. 5.a4 b4
  6. 6.Ne4 Qd5
  7. 7.Nd2 c3
  8. 8.bxc3 bxc3
  9. 9.Nb1 Qa5
  10. 10.Qc2 e5
  11. 11.Nf3 Na6
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nb4
  13. 13.Qb3 Be6
  14. 14.Bc4 c2
  15. 15.Bxe6 Nd3+
  16. 16.Ke2 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 fxe6
  18. 18.Qxe6+ Ne7
  19. 19.Nd2 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Ne4 Rb8
  22. 22.Bd2 Bb4
  23. 23.Rhc1 Bxd2
  24. 24.Nxd2 Nb4
  25. 25.Nf3 Ke7
  26. 26.Ne1 Rhd8
  27. 27.f4 c5
  28. 28.Nxc2 Nd3
  29. 29.Rcb1 Nb2
  30. 30.Ra2 Nxa4
  31. 31.Rxb8 Nc3+
  32. 32.Kf3 Nxa2
  33. 33.Rb5 Nb4
  34. 34.Nxb4 cxb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 Ra8
  36. 36.Ke4 a5
  37. 37.Ra4 Kf7
  38. 38.g4 Ke7
  39. 39.f5 h6
  40. 40.h4 Kf7
  41. 41.e6+ Kf6
  42. 42.Rd4 Ke7
  43. 43.Rd7+ Kf8
  44. 44.e7+ Ke8
  45. 45.Rd8+ Rxd8
  46. 46.exd8=Q+ Kxd8
  47. 47.Kd5 Ke7
  48. 48.g5 a4
  49. 49.Kc4 hxg5
  50. 50.hxg5 Kd6
  51. 51.e4 Ke5
  52. 52.Kb4

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