Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 40 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 22
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4ppk1/8/2R5/P3pbnp/8/2N1BPP1/6K1 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nb6
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O g6
  7. 7.exd6 cxd6
  8. 8.d5 Ne5
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.c4 Bg7
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.c5 Nd7
  13. 13.Be3 Nf6
  14. 14.b4 h5
  15. 15.h3 Bf5
  16. 16.Qb3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rfd1 e4
  18. 18.Bf1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rac1 Nh7
  20. 20.b5 Be5
  21. 21.c6 Qd6
  22. 22.b6 axb6
  23. 23.Nb5 Qf6
  24. 24.Bxb6 bxc6
  25. 25.Rxc6 Qg5
  26. 26.Bxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.d6 Rb8
  28. 28.d7 Rd8
  29. 29.Rc8 Rxc8
  30. 30.dxc8=Q+ Bxc8
  31. 31.Rd8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Rxc8 h4
  33. 33.Qe3 Qf5
  34. 34.Rc5 Nf6
  35. 35.Nd4 Qf4
  36. 36.Qxf4 Bxf4
  37. 37.Nc2 g5
  38. 38.a4 g4
  39. 39.hxg4 Nxg4
  40. 40.Be2

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