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 5.30
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5bk1/8/3p2p1/3Pp3/1pN1Pp1p/5QqP/5BP1/5BK1 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 Nc6
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.h3 Re8
  9. 9.Nbd2 a6
  10. 10.Nf1 b6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bb7
  12. 12.Be3 h6
  13. 13.Qd2 Kh7
  14. 14.d5 Nb8
  15. 15.c4 Nbd7
  16. 16.b4 a5
  17. 17.a3 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 c5
  19. 19.dxc6 Bxc6
  20. 20.Bf1 Qc7
  21. 21.Rxa8 Rxa8
  22. 22.Rd1 Bf8
  23. 23.Qc2 Ba4
  24. 24.Qa2 Bc6
  25. 25.Qb1 Ra4
  26. 26.Bd3 Qc8
  27. 27.Ne2 Qa8
  28. 28.Nc3 Ra3
  29. 29.Nd5 Nxd5
  30. 30.cxd5 Ba4
  31. 31.Rc1 Rb3
  32. 32.Qc2 Rxb4
  33. 33.Qc7 Kg8
  34. 34.Ra1 b5
  35. 35.Kh2 Qb8
  36. 36.Qxd7 Rb3
  37. 37.Bf1 Rc3
  38. 38.Rc1 Rxc1
  39. 39.Bxc1 Bc2
  40. 40.Nd2 b4
  41. 41.Qc6 Qa7
  42. 42.Qxc2 Qxf2
  43. 43.Qd1 h5
  44. 44.Nc4 h4
  45. 45.Be3 Qg3+
  46. 46.Kg1 f5
  47. 47.Qf3 f4
  48. 48.Bf2

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