Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 89 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.24
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5K2/8/8/1Q6/1B6/1k6/8 b - - 0 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.h3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Bb5+ c6
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.Bd3 Be6
  12. 12.Be3 Kc7
  13. 13.Nd2 h5
  14. 14.Nf3 Nd7
  15. 15.Ng5 Rhe8
  16. 16.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  17. 17.Bc4 Re7
  18. 18.Rfd1 f6
  19. 19.a4 a5
  20. 20.Rd3 Rh8
  21. 21.f3 Bh6
  22. 22.Bf2 Bf8
  23. 23.Rad1 Rhh7
  24. 24.Be1 b6
  25. 25.Bf2 Re8
  26. 26.Kf1 Nc5
  27. 27.Ra3 Ne6
  28. 28.Raa1 h4
  29. 29.c3 Bc5
  30. 30.Be1 Nf4
  31. 31.b4 axb4
  32. 32.cxb4 Bd4
  33. 33.Rac1 Kb7
  34. 34.a5 b5
  35. 35.Bb3 Rc7
  36. 36.Rc2 g5
  37. 37.Rdc1 Rec8
  38. 38.Bd2 c5
  39. 39.Bxf4 gxf4
  40. 40.Be6 Re8
  41. 41.Bd5+ Ka6
  42. 42.bxc5 Rb8
  43. 43.Ke2 b4
  44. 44.Bc4+ Ka7
  45. 45.Bb3 Rb5
  46. 46.a6 Rbxc5
  47. 47.Rxc5 Rxc5
  48. 48.Rxc5 Bxc5
  49. 49.Kd3 Kxa6
  50. 50.Kc4 Kb6
  51. 51.Kd5 Bf2
  52. 52.Ke6 Kc5
  53. 53.Kxf6 Kd4
  54. 54.Bd5 Bg3
  55. 55.Kf5 Be1
  56. 56.Kf6 Bc3
  57. 57.Kg5 Be1
  58. 58.Kf6 Bf2
  59. 59.Kg5 Kc3
  60. 60.Kf5 Bd4
  61. 61.Kg5 Bf2
  62. 62.Kf5 Kd4
  63. 63.Kg5 Bg3
  64. 64.Kf6 Be1
  65. 65.Kf5 Bc3
  66. 66.Kf6 Ke3
  67. 67.Kg5 Be1
  68. 68.Kf5 Kf2
  69. 69.Kxe5 Kxg2
  70. 70.Kxf4 Kxh3
  71. 71.e5 Bg3+
  72. 72.Kf5 Kh2
  73. 73.f4 h3
  74. 74.e6 Bh4
  75. 75.Kg4 Be7
  76. 76.f5 Kg1
  77. 77.Kxh3 Kf2
  78. 78.Kg4 Ke3
  79. 79.Kh5 Kd4
  80. 80.Bb3 Ke5
  81. 81.Kg6 Bd6
  82. 82.Kf7 Kf4
  83. 83.f6 Kf5
  84. 84.e7 Bxe7
  85. 85.fxe7 Ke5
  86. 86.e8=Q+ Kd4
  87. 87.Qe6 Kc3
  88. 88.Qc4+ Kb2
  89. 89.Qxb4

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