Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event AI Cup Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2023.09.25
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6b/p2Q1kn1/p1p4B/2PNp3/8/3q3P/1P3P2/4R1K1 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.e4 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 Na6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 Qe8
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Qc1 h6
  12. 12.Bd2 Kh7
  13. 13.c5 c6
  14. 14.Bxa6 bxa6
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.Rd1 Qe7
  17. 17.Be3 Ne8
  18. 18.Qc2 f5
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Re1 Qf7
  21. 21.Rad1 Rg8
  22. 22.Ne2 Be6
  23. 23.Ng3 Kh8
  24. 24.Nh4 Rf8
  25. 25.Bd2 f4
  26. 26.Ng6+ Kg8
  27. 27.Nh5 Bh8
  28. 28.Nxf8 Kxf8
  29. 29.g4 fxg3
  30. 30.Bxh6+ Kg8
  31. 31.Nxg3 Bxa2
  32. 32.Qe4 Bd5
  33. 33.Qg4+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qh4 Kg8
  35. 35.Ne4 Qf5
  36. 36.Rd3 Ng7
  37. 37.Nf6+ Kf7
  38. 38.Nxd5 Qxd3
  39. 39.Qe7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Qd6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qd7+

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