Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2021.05.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/6p1/1qPpN2p/1P1P1p2/3Q4/5p1P/r4PP1/2R3K1 b - - 5 37

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 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 Be6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bf5
  10. 10.Qf3 Nde7
  11. 11.c3 h6
  12. 12.Ne4 Bd6
  13. 13.b4 a6
  14. 14.Nbd2 Kh8
  15. 15.Ba3 Bg6
  16. 16.Nxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.b5 Na5
  18. 18.Bb4 axb5
  19. 19.axb5 b6
  20. 20.Bd5 Rc8
  21. 21.c4 f5
  22. 22.Be6 Rb8
  23. 23.Bxa5 bxa5
  24. 24.d4 Rf6
  25. 25.d5 Bf7
  26. 26.Bxf7 Rxf7
  27. 27.Nb3 Ra8
  28. 28.c5 a4
  29. 29.c6 Qb6
  30. 30.Qd3 Rb8
  31. 31.Rxa4 Ng6
  32. 32.Rb4 Nf4
  33. 33.Rxf4 exf4
  34. 34.Nd4 f3
  35. 35.Rc1 Ra7
  36. 36.Ne6 Ra2
  37. 37.Qd4

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