Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 25th Mar Early · 2025 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2025.03.25
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k2r3/pp3R2/2p1nn2/5N2/1b1P4/1BP5/PP2K3/r7 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.f3 f6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.f4 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Qe6
  6. 6.fxe5 fxe5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Ba4 e4
  10. 10.Bb3 Qf5
  11. 11.Qe2 Be7
  12. 12.Nh4 Qg4
  13. 13.Qxg4 Nxg4
  14. 14.g3 e3
  15. 15.d3 Rf8
  16. 16.h3 Nf2
  17. 17.Rh2 Bd6
  18. 18.Ne2 Bxh3
  19. 19.Bxe3 Ng4
  20. 20.Rxh3 Nxe3
  21. 21.Kd2 Nf1+
  22. 22.Ke1 Ne3
  23. 23.Rh1 Nd7
  24. 24.Kd2 Ng4
  25. 25.Nd4 Rf2+
  26. 26.Kc1 O-O-O
  27. 27.Nhf5 Be5
  28. 28.Ne7+ Kb8
  29. 29.Ne6 Re8
  30. 30.d4 Bxg3
  31. 31.Rxh7 Rf1+
  32. 32.Kd2 Rxa1
  33. 33.Rxg7 Be1+
  34. 34.Ke2 Ngf6
  35. 35.Nf5 Bb4
  36. 36.c3 Nf8
  37. 37.Rf7 Nxe6

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