Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tata Steel India Rapid · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Rapid
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.3
Date 2019.11.23
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1PR5/6pk/1r3p1p/5P1P/6P1/6K1/8 b - f3 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nf4
  7. 7.Bxf4 exf4
  8. 8.d4 Bd6
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.a3 a6
  11. 11.Bc4 Kh8
  12. 12.e5 Be7
  13. 13.d5 Na5
  14. 14.Ba2 b5
  15. 15.O-O f6
  16. 16.b4 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 bxc4
  18. 18.e6 Bb7
  19. 19.Qd4 c6
  20. 20.Qxc4 cxd5
  21. 21.Qxf4 Rc8
  22. 22.Ne2 Bd6
  23. 23.Qe3 a5
  24. 24.Ned4 Re8
  25. 25.Nf5 Bb8
  26. 26.Rac1 Rc4
  27. 27.N5d4 axb4
  28. 28.axb4 Ba7
  29. 29.b5 Bc5
  30. 30.Qd3 Qb6
  31. 31.Rxc4 dxc4
  32. 32.Qxc4 Bxf3
  33. 33.Nxf3 Rxe6
  34. 34.g3 Re8
  35. 35.Kg2 Rb8
  36. 36.Rc1 Bf8
  37. 37.Nd4 h5
  38. 38.Ne6 Ba3
  39. 39.Rc3 Bb4
  40. 40.Qxb4 Qxe6
  41. 41.Rc5 Qf7
  42. 42.Qf4 Rd8
  43. 43.Qf3 g6
  44. 44.b6 Rd7
  45. 45.Rc8+ Kg7
  46. 46.Qc6 Kh6
  47. 47.h4 f5
  48. 48.Rc7 Qd5+
  49. 49.Qxd5 Rxd5
  50. 50.b7 Rb5
  51. 51.f4

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