Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · 2018 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.8
Date 2018.01.03
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E90)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1P6/PN6/3Pp3/2KnPppb/5P2/8/8 b - - 3 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.d5 a5
  8. 8.Be3 Na6
  9. 9.g4 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd2 Ndc5
  11. 11.Rg1 Kh8
  12. 12.a3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qc2 c6
  14. 14.O-O-O cxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Rc8
  16. 16.Kb1 a4
  17. 17.h4 f5
  18. 18.h5 f4
  19. 19.Bxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.hxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.g5 Rf7
  22. 22.Bb5 Kg8
  23. 23.Bxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Nc4 Qd8
  25. 25.Nb5 Bf8
  26. 26.Rh1 Qd7
  27. 27.Nc3 Rc7
  28. 28.Nb6 Qe8
  29. 29.f3 Nb3
  30. 30.Nbxa4 Nd4
  31. 31.Qh2 Rh7
  32. 32.Qf2 b5
  33. 33.Rxh7 Rxh7
  34. 34.Nb6 Qd8
  35. 35.Nxb5 Nxb5
  36. 36.Nc4 Nd4
  37. 37.Qg2 Rc7
  38. 38.Rc1 Qc8
  39. 39.Qf1 Nb3
  40. 40.Rc3 Nd4
  41. 41.Ka2 Qa6
  42. 42.Qd3 Qa7
  43. 43.Nd2 Be7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Qxc7
  45. 45.Nb3 Qc2
  46. 46.Qxc2 Nxc2
  47. 47.Na5 Bxg5
  48. 48.Nc6 Kf7
  49. 49.a4 Bh4
  50. 50.a5 Bf2
  51. 51.b4 Ke8
  52. 52.b5 Kd7
  53. 53.b6 Kc8
  54. 54.Kb3 Nd4+
  55. 55.Kc4 Kb7
  56. 56.Nd8+ Ka6
  57. 57.b7 Ka7
  58. 58.a6 g5
  59. 59.Nf7 Bh4
  60. 60.Nxd6 g4
  61. 61.Nc8+ Kb8
  62. 62.Nb6

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