Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.18
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 19
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r3k2r/pp3p2/2p2npb/4p2p/4P3/3BB2P/PPP2PP1/1K1R3R w - - 10 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Be3 Nf6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  10. 10.O-O-O+ Bd7
  11. 11.Bc4 Ke8
  12. 12.Nb5 Bxb5
  13. 13.Bxb5+ c6
  14. 14.Bd3 h5
  15. 15.Kb1 Bh6
  16. 16.Bc5 Bf8
  17. 17.Be3 Bh6
  18. 18.Bc5 Bf8
  19. 19.Be3 Bh6

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