Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2025.12.16
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

B5k1/2B2pp1/1P2pb1p/4N3/2n2P2/Pb4P1/7P/6K1 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bf5
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.Nbd2 e6
  6. 6.g3 Bh7
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Ne5 a5
  10. 10.a3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nxd7 Qxd7
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.O-O a4
  14. 14.b4 Rad8
  15. 15.Re1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Nc4 Qc8
  17. 17.Qe2 b5
  18. 18.Ne5 Bf6
  19. 19.c4 bxc4
  20. 20.dxc4 Ne7
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Bb7 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Qxd1 Qe8
  25. 25.b5 Bf5
  26. 26.Qxa4 Qd8
  27. 27.Qa8 Qxa8
  28. 28.Bxa8 Bc2
  29. 29.f4 Nf5
  30. 30.Bc3 Nd6
  31. 31.Ba5 Bb3
  32. 32.Bxc7 Nxc4
  33. 33.b6

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