Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 19th Aug Early · 2025 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 19th Aug Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.08.19
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/1R6/6K1/7P/8/1p4P1/1r6 b - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.b4 e5
  2. 2.a3 d5
  3. 3.Bb2 Bd6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
  5. 5.c4 dxc4
  6. 6.Nc3 Ngf6
  7. 7.e3 Nb6
  8. 8.Na4 Qe7
  9. 9.Nxb6 axb6
  10. 10.Bxc4 O-O
  11. 11.d3 e4
  12. 12.dxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qc2 Bf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Bg6
  15. 15.O-O Rad8
  16. 16.Rad1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Nd4 Be5
  18. 18.f3 Nf6
  19. 19.Bxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.e4 c5
  21. 21.Ne2 cxb4
  22. 22.Bxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.axb4 g5
  24. 24.Qc3 Qxc3
  25. 25.Nxc3 Rc8
  26. 26.Nb5 Red8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  28. 28.Rc1 g4
  29. 29.e5 Rd5
  30. 30.exf6 Rxb5
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kh7
  32. 32.fxg7 Kxg7
  33. 33.fxg4 Rxb4
  34. 34.h3 b5
  35. 35.Rb8 Rc4
  36. 36.Rxb7 b4
  37. 37.Kh2 Kg6
  38. 38.Kg3 Rc3+
  39. 39.Kh4 Rc4
  40. 40.Rb6+ f6
  41. 41.Kg3 Rc3+
  42. 42.Kh4 Rc4
  43. 43.Rb5 Rd4
  44. 44.Kg3 Rd3+
  45. 45.Kf4 Rd4+
  46. 46.Kf3 Rd3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Rd4
  48. 48.Rc5 Kg7
  49. 49.Ke3 Rd1
  50. 50.Rb5 Rb1
  51. 51.g5 Rb2
  52. 52.Kf3 b3
  53. 53.gxf6+ Kxf6
  54. 54.h4 Kg6
  55. 55.Kg3 Rb1
  56. 56.Kg4 b2
  57. 57.Rb6+ Kh7
  58. 58.Kg5

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