Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 13th May Early · 2025 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 13th May Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.05.13
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3Pn1k1/2NR2p1/2K5/p7/P7/1P3P2/8 b - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.g4 g5
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.h4 Bxg4
  4. 4.hxg5 Bf5
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bh3 Bg6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nb4
  10. 10.Kf1 c6
  11. 11.Ne5 Bd6
  12. 12.Nxg6 fxg6
  13. 13.a3 Na6
  14. 14.e4 Kf8
  15. 15.exd5 Kg7
  16. 16.dxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Qf3 Nc7
  18. 18.Ne4 Nd5
  19. 19.Be6 Qf8
  20. 20.Qxf8+ Bxf8
  21. 21.Bxd5 cxd5
  22. 22.Bf4 Re8
  23. 23.Nc3 Kf7
  24. 24.Nxd5 Rd8
  25. 25.Nc3 Bg7
  26. 26.Nb5 Ne7
  27. 27.Nd6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Re1 Nd5
  29. 29.Be5 h5
  30. 30.gxh6 Rxh6
  31. 31.Rxh6 Bxh6
  32. 32.Ke2 a5
  33. 33.Kd3 Rb8
  34. 34.Nc4 Rb3+
  35. 35.Ke4 Ne7
  36. 36.d5 Nf5
  37. 37.d6 Kf7
  38. 38.d7 Bg5
  39. 39.Rd1 Bd8
  40. 40.Kd5 Ke7
  41. 41.Kc6 Ke6
  42. 42.Bc3 Ne7+
  43. 43.Kc5 a4
  44. 44.Rd6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Ba5 Rb8
  46. 46.Bxd8 Rxd8
  47. 47.Ne5+ Kg7
  48. 48.Nc6

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