Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2014.04.21
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/8/2N3K1/P5R1/5P2/r5P1/6n1 b - - 2 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 h6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Bb4
  10. 10.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.Rfd1 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Nbd7
  13. 13.b3 Qe7
  14. 14.Rac1 Rac8
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne4
  16. 16.Bb2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Ne1 Nd6
  18. 18.Ba3 f5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nf6
  20. 20.Bb4 Qc7
  21. 21.Qf3 dxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Nf7
  23. 23.a4 a5
  24. 24.Be1 b6
  25. 25.Qg3 Qxg3
  26. 26.hxg3 Ra8
  27. 27.f3 Rdb8
  28. 28.Rc2 b5
  29. 29.Nc5 bxc4
  30. 30.Rxc4 Nd5
  31. 31.Bd2 e5
  32. 32.e4 fxe4
  33. 33.Nxe4 Nb6
  34. 34.Rxc6 Nd8
  35. 35.Rg6 Nc4
  36. 36.dxe5 Kh7
  37. 37.Rg4 Nxe5
  38. 38.Rh4 Ndf7
  39. 39.Bc3 Rb3
  40. 40.Rd5 Re8
  41. 41.Rf4 Re7
  42. 42.Bxa5 Ng6
  43. 43.Rff5 Nfe5
  44. 44.Rd1 Nc4
  45. 45.Rc1 Nxa5
  46. 46.Rxa5 Ra3
  47. 47.Rcc5 Ra2
  48. 48.Kh2 Rd7
  49. 49.Ra6 Ne7
  50. 50.g4 Rb7
  51. 51.Rb5 Rc7
  52. 52.Nc5 Rc6
  53. 53.Rxc6 Nxc6
  54. 54.Rb7 Nd4
  55. 55.Kh3 Kg8
  56. 56.Rb4 Ne2
  57. 57.g5 Ng1+
  58. 58.Kg3 Ne2+
  59. 59.Kg4 hxg5
  60. 60.Kxg5 Ng1
  61. 61.Rg4

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