Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · King's Indian Attack · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2016.10.27
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/4kp2/p7/7R/r7/5K2 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O e5
  5. 5.d3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.a3 c5
  8. 8.e4 Nbc6
  9. 9.Rb1 d4
  10. 10.Nh4 Be6
  11. 11.f4 exf4
  12. 12.gxf4 f5
  13. 13.b4 cxb4
  14. 14.axb4 Qd7
  15. 15.b5 Nd8
  16. 16.Re1 Nf7
  17. 17.Nhf3 Rac8
  18. 18.e5 Nd5
  19. 19.Bb2 Ne3
  20. 20.Qe2 Nxc2
  21. 21.Rec1 Ba2
  22. 22.Nc4 Ne3
  23. 23.Nxe3 dxe3
  24. 24.Ra1 Bd5
  25. 25.Qxe3 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Rxc1 Re8
  27. 27.Qd4 Rd8
  28. 28.Ne1 Bf8
  29. 29.Qxd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.Bxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rc8 Nd8
  32. 32.d4 Ne6
  33. 33.Nc2 Kf7
  34. 34.Ne3 Rxb5
  35. 35.d5 Rxb2
  36. 36.dxe6+ Ke7
  37. 37.h4 Bh6
  38. 38.Rh8 Kxe6
  39. 39.Ng2 Rb4
  40. 40.Re8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rh8 Bxf4
  42. 42.Nxf4 Rxf4
  43. 43.Rxh7+ Ke6
  44. 44.h5 gxh5
  45. 45.Rxb7 Ra4
  46. 46.Rb5 Ra2
  47. 47.Rc5 h4
  48. 48.Rc4 h3
  49. 49.Rh4 Kxe5
  50. 50.Rxh3 a5
  51. 51.Kf1 a4

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