Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 4.3
Date 2023.12.10
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2p3k1/3p1pn1/3P1K2/1PP4P/6P1/4B3 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 Re8
  9. 9.Re1 c5
  10. 10.Nc3 c4
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.Bf3 Be6
  13. 13.Qd2 Be7
  14. 14.b3 cxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Bb4
  16. 16.Nd3 Bxc3
  17. 17.Qxc3 Bg4
  18. 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  19. 19.Bxg4 Nxg4
  20. 20.Re1 Qc8
  21. 21.h3 Nf6
  22. 22.Nb4 Ne4
  23. 23.Nxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Qa5 h5
  25. 25.f3 Nf6
  26. 26.Re5 Qd7
  27. 27.Qe1 Re8
  28. 28.Qh4 Re6
  29. 29.Qg5 g6
  30. 30.Rxe6 Qxe6
  31. 31.Be5 Ne8
  32. 32.Qh6 f5
  33. 33.Qh8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Qh7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qxa7 Nf6
  36. 36.Qc7 Ke8
  37. 37.Kh2 h4
  38. 38.Bd6 Qd7
  39. 39.Qb8+ Qd8
  40. 40.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  41. 41.Bf4 Nh7
  42. 42.Bd2 Kd7
  43. 43.Be1 g5
  44. 44.f4 gxf4
  45. 45.Bxh4 Ke6
  46. 46.Kg1 Kf7
  47. 47.Kf2 Nf8
  48. 48.Kf3 Ne6
  49. 49.c3 Kg6
  50. 50.Be1 Ng5+
  51. 51.Kxf4

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