Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2021.05.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/6k1/3n4/P4R2/2K5/7P/5b2/8 w - - 11 58

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.Re1 Ng4
  7. 7.Re2 Kh8
  8. 8.h3 f5
  9. 9.Bg5 Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 d6
  11. 11.Nd5 fxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Be6
  13. 13.Nxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxg5
  15. 15.c3 Qf6
  16. 16.Bg4 Ne7
  17. 17.Qd2 Rg8
  18. 18.b4 Bb6
  19. 19.a4 a5
  20. 20.Qa2 Qg6
  21. 21.Qe6 Qg7
  22. 22.bxa5 Bxa5
  23. 23.Rb1 Ra7
  24. 24.Qc4 Qg6
  25. 25.Rb5 c6
  26. 26.Nxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Rd8
  28. 28.Re6 Qg7
  29. 29.g3 Raa8
  30. 30.Kg2 Ng6
  31. 31.e5 Bc7
  32. 32.Bf5 Nxe5
  33. 33.Qb4 Rf8
  34. 34.Re7 Rf7
  35. 35.Qxb7 Raf8
  36. 36.Rxf7 Qxf7
  37. 37.Be4 h5
  38. 38.Bxc6 Qc4
  39. 39.Bb5 Qxc3
  40. 40.Qe4 Qc5
  41. 41.Rc2 Qd6
  42. 42.Be2 h4
  43. 43.gxh4 Ng6
  44. 44.Kf1 Bb6
  45. 45.Bf3 Ne5
  46. 46.Rd2 Qc5
  47. 47.Rc2 Nxf3
  48. 48.Rxc5 Nd2+
  49. 49.Ke2 Nxe4
  50. 50.Rc6 Bxf2
  51. 51.hxg5 Nxg5
  52. 52.a5 Ne4
  53. 53.Kd3 Nc5+
  54. 54.Kc4 Nb7
  55. 55.Rh6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Rh5 Ra8
  57. 57.Rf5 Nd6+

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