Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.26
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

rk6/5p2/4P1p1/3QB3/4P3/1P3P2/1K6/r4q2 b - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nge7
  7. 7.Qd2 d6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be2 Be6
  10. 10.Rhe1 Qd7
  11. 11.Nxc6 Nxc6
  12. 12.Nd5 a6
  13. 13.f4 O-O-O
  14. 14.Bf3 Kb8
  15. 15.Kb1 Rhe8
  16. 16.Bf2 Rc8
  17. 17.Bh4 Nd4
  18. 18.Nf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Nxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 Bxa2+
  21. 21.Kc1 Be6
  22. 22.h4 Qb5
  23. 23.Qd3 Qa5
  24. 24.Qc3 Qh5
  25. 25.b3 Ka8
  26. 26.Kb2 Qb5
  27. 27.h5 Qxh5
  28. 28.Rh1 Qb5
  29. 29.Rxh6 a5
  30. 30.Rg1 b6
  31. 31.Rg5 c5
  32. 32.Rh2 a4
  33. 33.Rd2 axb3
  34. 34.cxb3 Kb7
  35. 35.Rxd6 Ra8
  36. 36.f5 Qf1
  37. 37.fxe6 Ra1
  38. 38.Qc2 Rea8
  39. 39.Rd7+ Kc6
  40. 40.Rxc5+ bxc5
  41. 41.Rc7+ Kxc7
  42. 42.Qxc5+ Kb7
  43. 43.Qd5+ Kb8
  44. 44.Be5+

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