Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.28
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2pR2bk/1p4p1/p3P1p1/5pNp/2P2P1P/4r1PK/8 w - - 12 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.h3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6.Be3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.Ne2 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Nxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Ng3 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O Rd8
  13. 13.Qe2 b6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bb7
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.f3 h5
  17. 17.Qf2 h4
  18. 18.Nf1 Nh5
  19. 19.Bc4 Nf4
  20. 20.Kh1 Bf6
  21. 21.Nh2 Bg7
  22. 22.Ng4 Kh7
  23. 23.Bxf4 exf4
  24. 24.e5 Kg8
  25. 25.Re1 Bd5
  26. 26.Qe2 Qe6
  27. 27.Bxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rad1 Rad8
  29. 29.Rxd5 Rxd5
  30. 30.Qf2 g5
  31. 31.Qe2 Qd7
  32. 32.Kh2 Rd2
  33. 33.Qc4 Rd4
  34. 34.Qa6 Rd2
  35. 35.Qc4 Rd4
  36. 36.Qa6 Rxa4
  37. 37.c3 Ra2
  38. 38.Re4 Rxb2
  39. 39.Rd4 Qc6
  40. 40.Qd3 Qg6
  41. 41.Qc4 Qe6
  42. 42.Qd3 Qg6
  43. 43.Qxg6 fxg6
  44. 44.Rd8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Rd7 Re2
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kh6
  47. 47.Ng4+ Kh7
  48. 48.Nf6+ Kh6
  49. 49.Ng4+ Kh7

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