Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 2
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n2k2/6p1/P3Pp1p/3K1N1P/8/8/8/8 w - - 5 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.d3 b6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bb7
  7. 7.e4 c5
  8. 8.Re1 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 Qc7
  10. 10.Nf1 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Rd8
  12. 12.Qe2 Qc8
  13. 13.e5 Ba6
  14. 14.Qe3 Nd7
  15. 15.Qe4 Nf8
  16. 16.Ng5 Bb7
  17. 17.Qf4 Bxg5
  18. 18.Qxg5 Ng6
  19. 19.h4 O-O
  20. 20.Bf4 Nce7
  21. 21.h5 h6
  22. 22.Qg4 Bxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 Qc6+
  24. 24.Kg1 Nxf4
  25. 25.Qxf4 Rd3
  26. 26.Qe4 Rfd8
  27. 27.Kg2 Qxe4+
  28. 28.Rxe4 Rd1
  29. 29.Re1 Rxa1
  30. 30.Rxa1 Nc6
  31. 31.Re1 Rd5
  32. 32.f4 Na5
  33. 33.Kf2 Nc4
  34. 34.b3 Na5
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf8
  36. 36.Ne3 Rd8
  37. 37.Rd1 Rxd1
  38. 38.Nxd1 Ke7
  39. 39.Nf2 Nc6
  40. 40.g4 Kd7
  41. 41.Ne4 Ne7
  42. 42.Kf3 Nd5
  43. 43.f5 exf5
  44. 44.gxf5 Ne7
  45. 45.Ng3 f6
  46. 46.e6+ Kd6
  47. 47.Ke4 Nd5
  48. 48.Ne2 b5
  49. 49.c4 bxc4
  50. 50.bxc4 Nb6
  51. 51.Nc3 Nxc4
  52. 52.Nb5+ Ke7
  53. 53.Nxa7 Nd6+
  54. 54.Kf4 c4
  55. 55.Nc6+ Ke8
  56. 56.Nd4 Nb7
  57. 57.Ke4 Ke7
  58. 58.Kd5 c3
  59. 59.a4 Nd6
  60. 60.a5 c2
  61. 61.Nxc2 Nxf5
  62. 62.a6 Nd6
  63. 63.Nd4 Nc8
  64. 64.Nf5+ Kf8

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