Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.22
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/PR6/4n1pp/4p3/4Pp2/2P1B2r/4K3/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.Bc4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.Bb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nbd2 e5
  9. 9.c3 Re8
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nf1 Be6
  13. 13.Nxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Qxd8 Raxd8
  15. 15.Bxe6 Rxe6
  16. 16.f3 Bf8
  17. 17.Be3 Nd7
  18. 18.Red1 Ree8
  19. 19.Kf2 Kg7
  20. 20.Rd2 Nc5
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxd2+
  22. 22.Nxd2 Ne6
  23. 23.Nc4 f6
  24. 24.Na5 Bd6
  25. 25.Nxb7 Rb8
  26. 26.Nxd6 Rxb2+
  27. 27.Kf1 cxd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Rb1+
  29. 29.Ke2 Rb2+
  30. 30.Kd3 Kf7
  31. 31.Rxa6 Rxg2
  32. 32.Ra7+ Ke8
  33. 33.a4 f5
  34. 34.a5 Rg3
  35. 35.a6 Rxf3
  36. 36.Ke2 Rxh3
  37. 37.Rb7 f4
  38. 38.a7

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