Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

7th London Classic 2015 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 7th London Classic 2015
Site London ENG
Round 7.4
Date 2015.12.11
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P2k2/1n3P2/4K3/B7/8/8/8 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.g4 Bg6
  9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.Bg2 Nc6
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bb4+
  14. 14.Nc3 Nb6
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.d5 exd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bc5
  18. 18.Nc3 Bd4
  19. 19.Qf3 Qf6
  20. 20.Qxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Bf4 Rad8
  22. 22.Rad1 Bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Na4
  24. 24.c4 Nc3
  25. 25.Rd2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Bxd2 Ne2+
  27. 27.Kh2 Rd8
  28. 28.Be3 Nc3
  29. 29.a3 Rd3
  30. 30.Rc1 Nd1
  31. 31.Be4 Rd7
  32. 32.Bc5 Nb2
  33. 33.Rc2 Na4
  34. 34.Be3 Nb6
  35. 35.c5 Nd5
  36. 36.Rd2 Nf6
  37. 37.Rxd7 Nxd7
  38. 38.Kg3 Kf8
  39. 39.f4 Nf6
  40. 40.Bf3 Ke7
  41. 41.f5 gxf5
  42. 42.gxf5 Kd7
  43. 43.Kf4 Ne8
  44. 44.Kg5 Ke7
  45. 45.Bf4 a6
  46. 46.h4 Kf8
  47. 47.Bg3 Nf6
  48. 48.Bd6+ Ke8
  49. 49.Kf4 Nd7
  50. 50.Bg2 Kd8
  51. 51.Kg5 Ke8
  52. 52.h5 Nf6
  53. 53.h6 Nh7+
  54. 54.Kh5 Nf6+
  55. 55.Kg5 Nh7+
  56. 56.Kh4 gxh6
  57. 57.Kh5 Nf6+
  58. 58.Kxh6 Ng4+
  59. 59.Kg7 Nd4
  60. 60.Be4 Nf2
  61. 61.Bb1 Ng4
  62. 62.Bf4 f6
  63. 63.Be4 Nf2
  64. 64.Bb1 Ng4
  65. 65.Be4 Nf2
  66. 66.Bxb7 Nd3
  67. 67.Kxf6 Nxf4
  68. 68.Ke5 Nfe2
  69. 69.f6 a5
  70. 70.a4 Kf7
  71. 71.Bd5+ Kf8
  72. 72.Ke4 Nc2
  73. 73.c6 Nc3+
  74. 74.Ke5 Nxa4
  75. 75.Bb3 Nb6
  76. 76.Bxc2 a4
  77. 77.c7 Kf7
  78. 78.Bxa4

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