Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.32
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Q2p1k/3p2pp/3P4/5q2/7P/2p1BK2/8 w - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.h3 Nc6
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.Re1 Re8
  9. 9.Nbd2 b6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bb7
  11. 11.Ng3 a6
  12. 12.Be3 h6
  13. 13.Qd2 Kh7
  14. 14.d5 Nb8
  15. 15.c4 Nbd7
  16. 16.b4 a5
  17. 17.a3 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 c5
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Qc2 Qc7
  21. 21.Kh2 Rxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 Ra8
  23. 23.Rxa8 Bxa8
  24. 24.Qa4 Bb7
  25. 25.Bd2 Nb6
  26. 26.Qa7 Nc8
  27. 27.Qa4 Qd7
  28. 28.Qa5 Bf8
  29. 29.Bc3 Be7
  30. 30.Nd2 Bd8
  31. 31.Qa1 Nb6
  32. 32.Bc2 Qc8
  33. 33.f4 exf4
  34. 34.Bxf6 fxg3+
  35. 35.Kxg3 Nd7
  36. 36.Bxd8 Qxd8
  37. 37.Nf3 Qe7
  38. 38.Qa7 Ne5
  39. 39.Kf2 Nxc4
  40. 40.Bd3 Nb2
  41. 41.Ba6 Nd1+
  42. 42.Kg1 Qxe4
  43. 43.Qxb7 Qe3+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qf4+
  45. 45.Kh1 Nf2+
  46. 46.Kg1 Nxh3+
  47. 47.gxh3 Qg3+
  48. 48.Kf1 Qxf3+
  49. 49.Ke1 Qe3+
  50. 50.Be2 Qc1+
  51. 51.Kf2 Qf4+
  52. 52.Ke1 Qc1+
  53. 53.Kf2 Qf4+
  54. 54.Ke1 c4
  55. 55.Qb6 c3
  56. 56.Qc6 Qd2+
  57. 57.Kf2 c2
  58. 58.Qc7 Qf4+

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