Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 20
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rr1k1/3Nq1bp/1BpR1pp1/8/5QP1/PpP4P/1P6/3R2K1 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 c6
  6. 6.Bb3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.a3 Bg4
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Nxf3 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.c3 Nc5
  14. 14.Bc2 a4
  15. 15.Nxe5 Re8
  16. 16.f4 Nh5
  17. 17.Qf2 Qe7
  18. 18.Be3 Nb3
  19. 19.Bxb3 axb3
  20. 20.Rad1 f6
  21. 21.Bc5 Qe6
  22. 22.Nd7 Rad8
  23. 23.Rd6 Qxe4
  24. 24.g4 b6
  25. 25.Bxb6 Qe7
  26. 26.Rfd1 Nxf4
  27. 27.Qxf4

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