Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.8
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/8/5p2/p4k1p/1pQ5/8/P3K1PP/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.f4 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.Be3 Bb7
  8. 8.e5 Nh6
  9. 9.Be4 Qc8
  10. 10.Qd3 Nb6
  11. 11.O-O Nc4
  12. 12.b3 Nxe3
  13. 13.Qxe3 Nf5
  14. 14.Qf2 b4
  15. 15.Nd5 e6
  16. 16.Bxf5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Bd3 O-O
  18. 18.Rae1 c5
  19. 19.dxc5 dxc5
  20. 20.Be4 c4
  21. 21.Bxd5 exd5
  22. 22.Rd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bf8
  24. 24.Kh1 Bc5
  25. 25.Qh4 Qc7
  26. 26.Ng5 h5
  27. 27.f5 d4
  28. 28.e6 f6
  29. 29.Nf7 Kg7
  30. 30.Nxd8 Rxd8
  31. 31.fxg6 Rd5
  32. 32.bxc4 Rg5
  33. 33.Qe4 Re5
  34. 34.Qf3 a5
  35. 35.Rxe5 Qxe5
  36. 36.Qd5 Qe2
  37. 37.Rg1 d3
  38. 38.Qxc5 dxc2
  39. 39.Qe7+ Kxg6
  40. 40.Qf7+ Kf5
  41. 41.e7 Qd1
  42. 42.e8=Q Qxg1+
  43. 43.Kxg1 c1=Q+
  44. 44.Kf2 Qf4+
  45. 45.Ke2 Qxc4+
  46. 46.Kd2 Qc3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qc4+
  48. 48.Qxc4

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