Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2022.12.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/2r2pp1/1R5p/RQ2P3/P2p1n2/5NPq/5P1P/7K w - - 8 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 c6
  16. 16.e4 Bb4
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb6
  18. 18.Rac1 Rad8
  19. 19.Nf3 Rd7
  20. 20.Qc2 Bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 c5
  22. 22.Rb1 Qc7
  23. 23.Qe2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rb5 cxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 b6
  26. 26.Rdb1 Qb7
  27. 27.d5 exd5
  28. 28.Rxb6 Qa8
  29. 29.e5 Ne4
  30. 30.Ra6 Qc8
  31. 31.Rbb6 Nc5
  32. 32.Rxa5 d4
  33. 33.Qc4 Rc7
  34. 34.Qb4 Nd3
  35. 35.Qb5 Nf4+
  36. 36.Kh1 Qh3

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