Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.16
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5K2/1k3P2/8/4p3/2Q5/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bd3 a6
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Nc6
  8. 8.c3 e5
  9. 9.Nbd2 b6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bb7
  11. 11.Ng3 Re8
  12. 12.a3 h6
  13. 13.d5 Nb8
  14. 14.c4 a5
  15. 15.Rb1 Nbd7
  16. 16.b4 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 c6
  18. 18.Be3 Qc7
  19. 19.Qd2 Kh7
  20. 20.Rec1 c5
  21. 21.bxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.Bc2 Nb6
  23. 23.Bd3 Nfd7
  24. 24.h4 Ra4
  25. 25.h5 Ba6
  26. 26.Qe2 Rb4
  27. 27.Ra1 Ra4
  28. 28.Rxa4 Nxa4
  29. 29.Nh4 Nab6
  30. 30.hxg6+ fxg6
  31. 31.Nxg6 Nf6
  32. 32.Nh4 Bc8
  33. 33.Nhf5 Rg8
  34. 34.Qf3 Bf8
  35. 35.Nxh6 Bxh6
  36. 36.Bxh6 Rg6
  37. 37.Bd2 Bg4
  38. 38.Qe3 Qf7
  39. 39.Nf5 Qf8
  40. 40.Qg3 Bxf5
  41. 41.Qh4+ Kg8
  42. 42.exf5 Rg4
  43. 43.Qh3 Nbd7
  44. 44.Be2 Rd4
  45. 45.Be3 Re4
  46. 46.Bd3 Rxe3
  47. 47.Qxe3 Qg7
  48. 48.Qg3 e4
  49. 49.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  50. 50.Be2 Kh6
  51. 51.g4 Kg5
  52. 52.Rb1 Ne5
  53. 53.Rb6 Nfxg4
  54. 54.Bxg4 Nxg4
  55. 55.Rxd6 Kxf5
  56. 56.Rc6 Ke5
  57. 57.Rxc5 Kd4
  58. 58.d6 Kxc5
  59. 59.d7 Ne5
  60. 60.d8=Q Kxc4
  61. 61.Kg2 Nd3
  62. 62.Qb6 Kd5
  63. 63.Qe3 Ke5
  64. 64.Kg3 Kd5
  65. 65.f4 Nc5
  66. 66.f5 Nd7
  67. 67.Kf4 Nf6
  68. 68.Qd2+ Kc4
  69. 69.Ke5 e3
  70. 70.Qc2+ Kb5
  71. 71.Kxf6

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