Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023 · English Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event AI Cup Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2023.09.25
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2n4p/2Pk3P/1p3B2/5P2/5K2/8/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.e4 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 c5
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bb2 Na5
  14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qd7
  16. 16.d5 Rxc1
  17. 17.Rxc1 exd5
  18. 18.Ne5 Qa4
  19. 19.exd5 Qxa2
  20. 20.Qc3 Bf6
  21. 21.Ra1 Qb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 Nxb3
  23. 23.Rxa7 Nc5
  24. 24.f4 Ra8
  25. 25.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  26. 26.Kf2 Kf8
  27. 27.Ke3 Ke8
  28. 28.Ba3 Be7
  29. 29.Nc4 b5
  30. 30.Ne5 Bb7
  31. 31.Nc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.dxc6 Na6
  33. 33.Bb2 f6
  34. 34.Ke4 Bd6
  35. 35.h4 Ke7
  36. 36.h5 g6
  37. 37.h6 Ke6
  38. 38.Bf1 Nc7
  39. 39.g4 f5+
  40. 40.Kf3 Bf8
  41. 41.Bd3 Bd6
  42. 42.gxf5+ gxf5
  43. 43.Bb1 Bf8
  44. 44.Be5 Bd6
  45. 45.Bxd6 Kxd6
  46. 46.Bxf5

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