Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 12
Date 2016.10.27
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R2b2/5k2/2P2P1p/p3B1p1/6P1/5P2/2r4P/5K2 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 c6
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.b3 O-O
  7. 7.Bb2 a5
  8. 8.c4 Ne4
  9. 9.Nfd2 Nxd2
  10. 10.Nxd2 Be6
  11. 11.e4 dxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 Bxc4
  13. 13.bxc4 c5
  14. 14.e5 cxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Nc6
  16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Qc5 Qd2
  18. 18.Bd4 Rfd8
  19. 19.Be3 Qb4
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Qa4
  22. 22.Rd2 e6
  23. 23.Qe7 Bf8
  24. 24.Qf6 Qb4
  25. 25.Rd7 Qb1+
  26. 26.Kg2 Qe4+
  27. 27.f3 Qc2+
  28. 28.Bf2 Qf5
  29. 29.g4 Qxf6
  30. 30.exf6 g5
  31. 31.c5 h6
  32. 32.Rc7 Kh7
  33. 33.Rxf7+ Kg6
  34. 34.Rc7 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxc6 Rd2
  36. 36.Kf1 Rxa2
  37. 37.Rc8 Kf7
  38. 38.Bg3 Rc2
  39. 39.c6 e5
  40. 40.Bxe5

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