Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · French Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.24
Date 2018.01.03
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R2k1/p4pp1/1pp1r2p/8/2N5/8/PP3PPP/6K1 b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 Qd8
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.Bf4 Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nc6
  11. 11.Rad1 Bd6
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Be7
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Nb4
  16. 16.Rfe1 Nxd3
  17. 17.Qxd3 Re8
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Rxe7
  20. 20.Nxd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rae8
  23. 23.Re3 Re6
  24. 24.Nc4 c6
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Rd8+

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