Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.20
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/5n2/6k1/8/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.f4 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 Bb7
  8. 8.Be4 Qc8
  9. 9.Qe2 Nb6
  10. 10.O-O Nh6
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Bxb7 Qxb7
  13. 13.Ne4 O-O
  14. 14.h3 Rad8
  15. 15.g4 f5
  16. 16.Neg5 fxg4
  17. 17.hxg4 Qc8
  18. 18.Nh2 c5
  19. 19.a5 Nd5
  20. 20.Qc4 e6
  21. 21.Re1 cxd4
  22. 22.Qxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Nxe6 Rfe8
  24. 24.Nxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Nf3 Nxg4
  26. 26.Nxd4 dxe5
  27. 27.fxe5 Nxe5
  28. 28.Bd2 Rc4
  29. 29.c3 bxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Nxc3
  31. 31.Rac1 Nf3+
  32. 32.Nxf3 Ne2+
  33. 33.Kf2 Nxc1
  34. 34.Rxe8 Nb3
  35. 35.Be3 Ra4
  36. 36.Re7+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rxh7 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rxa5
  39. 39.Bg5+ Rxg5+
  40. 40.Nxg5 Kxg5
  41. 41.Ra7 Nc5
  42. 42.Rc7 Ne4+
  43. 43.Kf3 Kf5
  44. 44.Rc6 a5
  45. 45.Ke3 g5
  46. 46.Ra6 Nf6
  47. 47.Rxa5+ Kg4
  48. 48.Rxg5+ Kxg5

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