Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2021.05.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rq4/1p5k/1b2R3/p2p4/3P2Q1/7P/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 8 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 h6
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.Re1 a5
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.Be3 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Ne7
  13. 13.Nc3 Nexd5
  14. 14.Qd2 c6
  15. 15.Bxh6 gxh6
  16. 16.Qxh6 Bf5
  17. 17.Re5 Bg6
  18. 18.Rg5 Nh7
  19. 19.Rg4 Re8
  20. 20.Nxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.Bd3 Nf8
  22. 22.Ne5 Re6
  23. 23.Bf5 Rd6
  24. 24.Nxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.Bxg6 Rxg6
  26. 26.Rxg6+ Nxg6
  27. 27.Qxg6+ Kh8
  28. 28.Qh5+ Kg8
  29. 29.Qg4+ Kh7
  30. 30.Re1 Rc8
  31. 31.Re6

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