Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.26
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2Pk4/r6p/P3BK1P/5P2/8/8 b - - 12 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 a6
  5. 5.Bb3 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Rd1 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Ne8
  10. 10.exd6 cxd6
  11. 11.Nc3 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Nd4
  13. 13.Rxd4 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Bxd4
  15. 15.Bh6 Bg7
  16. 16.Bf4 Be5
  17. 17.Rd1 Qf6
  18. 18.Nd5 Qg7
  19. 19.Be3 Nf6
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  21. 21.Qxf6 Bxf6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Be5
  23. 23.Rd7 Rad8
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Kg7
  25. 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Bd5 Bxb2
  27. 27.Bxb7 Rd1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Bd4
  29. 29.Bxd4+ Rxd4
  30. 30.Bxa6 Rxe4
  31. 31.Bb5 Kf6
  32. 32.a4 Rb4
  33. 33.Kg3 Rb2
  34. 34.c4 Ke5
  35. 35.c5 Rc2
  36. 36.c6 g5
  37. 37.Kf3 h6
  38. 38.g3 Kd6
  39. 39.h4 gxh4
  40. 40.gxh4 Rc5
  41. 41.Kg4 h5+
  42. 42.Kf4 Rd5
  43. 43.Ke4 Re5+
  44. 44.Kf4 Rd5
  45. 45.f3 Re5
  46. 46.Bd3 Ra5
  47. 47.Be4 Rc5
  48. 48.Ke3 Ra5
  49. 49.Kf4 Rc5
  50. 50.Ke3 Ra5
  51. 51.Kf4

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