Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 90 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.13
Date 2021.05.01
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 90
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/KP4q1/7k/P7/4Q3/6p1/8/8 w - - 9 91

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.a5 Nf6
  11. 11.b4 Bd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 a6
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 Kh8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qe7
  16. 16.Re1 Nd8
  17. 17.g3 Ne6
  18. 18.Nh4 Rad8
  19. 19.Nf5 Qf6
  20. 20.g4 Bg6
  21. 21.Qf3 h6
  22. 22.Kg2 Nf4+
  23. 23.Bxf4 exf4
  24. 24.Nxd6 cxd6
  25. 25.Bd5 Rd7
  26. 26.Rad1 Re8
  27. 27.Bxb7 Rxb7
  28. 28.e5 Qe7
  29. 29.exd6 Qd7
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  31. 31.Rd4 Rd7
  32. 32.Qxf4 Qb8
  33. 33.Kg3 f6
  34. 34.h4 Kg8
  35. 35.Kg2 Bf7
  36. 36.Kg3 Be6
  37. 37.g5 hxg5
  38. 38.hxg5 fxg5
  39. 39.Qe5 Bf7
  40. 40.f3 Kf8
  41. 41.Kf2 Kg8
  42. 42.Kg3 Kf8
  43. 43.Qxg5 Rxd6
  44. 44.Qc5 Ke7
  45. 45.Qe5+ Kd7
  46. 46.Kf2 Qf8
  47. 47.Qf5+ Kc6
  48. 48.Qc5+ Kd7
  49. 49.Qf5+ Kc6
  50. 50.Rxd6+ Qxd6
  51. 51.Qxf7 Qd2+
  52. 52.Kg3 Qxc3
  53. 53.Qe8+ Kc7
  54. 54.Qe4 Kd6
  55. 55.Kg4 Qa1
  56. 56.Qd3+ Ke7
  57. 57.Qe3+ Kf7
  58. 58.Qc5 Kg8
  59. 59.Kf4 Qd1
  60. 60.Ke5 Kh7
  61. 61.Qd5 Qa4
  62. 62.Qe4+ Kh8
  63. 63.Kd6 Qb5
  64. 64.Kc7 Kg8
  65. 65.Qe6+ Kh7
  66. 66.Qd6 Qe2
  67. 67.f4 Qb5
  68. 68.Qc5 Qf1
  69. 69.Qh5+ Kg8
  70. 70.Qd5+ Kh7
  71. 71.Qe4+ Kh8
  72. 72.Kb6 Qb5+
  73. 73.Ka7 Qf1
  74. 74.Qe8+ Kh7
  75. 75.Qh5+ Kg8
  76. 76.Qd5+ Kh7
  77. 77.f5 Qb1
  78. 78.Qd6 Qxf5
  79. 79.Kxa6 g5
  80. 80.b5 Qf1
  81. 81.Kb6 Qf2+
  82. 82.Qc5 Qf6+
  83. 83.Ka7 Qf7+
  84. 84.Ka6 g4
  85. 85.b6 g3
  86. 86.b7 Qf1+
  87. 87.Ka7 Qf2
  88. 88.Qb6 Qf7
  89. 89.Qb1+ Kh6
  90. 90.Qe4 Qg7

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