Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.1
Date 2020.09.18
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1k3/5p2/1R3P1p/1pp1P2P/p3K3/P1P5/1P6/8 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qh5 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Nb4
  7. 7.Qxe5+ Be6
  8. 8.Qe4 a6
  9. 9.Be2 Be7
  10. 10.a3 Nd5
  11. 11.Nf3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Na5
  13. 13.Nd4 Nxc3
  14. 14.dxc3 Bd5
  15. 15.Qg4 Nb3
  16. 16.Nxb3 Bxb3
  17. 17.e4 Bc5
  18. 18.Bg5 Qd6
  19. 19.Bf4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qg3 Rad8
  21. 21.e5 Qe6
  22. 22.h4 Kh8
  23. 23.h5 h6
  24. 24.Bg4 Qc6
  25. 25.Bf3 Bd5
  26. 26.Rad1 Bxf3
  27. 27.Qxf3 Qxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 c6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rfe8
  30. 30.Bg3 Kg8
  31. 31.f4 Be7
  32. 32.f5 Bc5
  33. 33.Kf3 a5
  34. 34.Ke4 a4
  35. 35.f4 Be7
  36. 36.Bf2 b5
  37. 37.Rg1 Kf8
  38. 38.Bb6 Rb8
  39. 39.Bc7 Rb7
  40. 40.Bd6 c5
  41. 41.Bxe7+ Rbxe7
  42. 42.Rxg7 Kxg7
  43. 43.f6+ Kf8
  44. 44.fxe7+ Kxe7
  45. 45.Rd5 Rc8
  46. 46.f5 Rc6
  47. 47.f6+ Ke8
  48. 48.Rd6 Rc8
  49. 49.Rb6

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