Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.12
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/P7/4p2K/4P3/4kn2/r5p1/8/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 O-O
  6. 6.Bb3 Nc6
  7. 7.h3 e5
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.c3 Qe7
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Na5
  15. 15.Bxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.Qb5 b6
  17. 17.b4 a6
  18. 18.Qe2 Nb7
  19. 19.Qc4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qc6 Nd6
  21. 21.Nc4 Nb5
  22. 22.Ne3 Qe6
  23. 23.Qxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rc1 Nd6
  26. 26.Ng4 Kg7
  27. 27.Nxf6 Kxf6
  28. 28.Nd2 Nb5
  29. 29.Nb1 Nd6
  30. 30.f3 Nc4
  31. 31.Kf2 Rc8
  32. 32.Ke2 c5
  33. 33.Nd2 Nd6
  34. 34.bxc5 Rxc5
  35. 35.c4 b5
  36. 36.Kd3 bxc4+
  37. 37.Nxc4 Rc8
  38. 38.Rc2 Nb5
  39. 39.a4 Rd8+
  40. 40.Ke3 Nd4
  41. 41.Rd2 Rc8
  42. 42.Nxe5 Nc2+
  43. 43.Kf4 g5+
  44. 44.Kg4 Kxe5
  45. 45.Kh5 Ne3
  46. 46.Kxh6 Kf6
  47. 47.e5+ Kf5
  48. 48.Rd6 Nxg2
  49. 49.Rxa6 Nf4
  50. 50.Ra7 Rh8+
  51. 51.Kg7 Rxh3
  52. 52.a5 Rxf3
  53. 53.a6 Ra3
  54. 54.Ra8 g4
  55. 55.a7 Ke4
  56. 56.Kh6 g3

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