Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 12th Aug Late · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 12th Aug Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.08.12
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2PR3/1pk5/4P3/8/P1K5/5r2/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Bb4
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 d6
  7. 7.Bd3 h6
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Qe2 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O-O Qe7
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O-O
  12. 12.Rhe1 Kb8
  13. 13.f3 Rc8
  14. 14.c4 Nd8
  15. 15.Nb1 Ne6
  16. 16.Nc3 c6
  17. 17.Qd2 Rcd8
  18. 18.g3 g5
  19. 19.Qf2 Nd7
  20. 20.Rh1 h5
  21. 21.h4 f6
  22. 22.Bf1 Ndf8
  23. 23.b4 Ng6
  24. 24.hxg5 fxg5
  25. 25.Bh3 Qf6
  26. 26.Bxe6 Qxe6
  27. 27.Bxg5 Rdf8
  28. 28.Qe3 Kc7
  29. 29.f4 exf4
  30. 30.gxf4 Qxc4
  31. 31.f5 Ne5
  32. 32.Be7 Ng4
  33. 33.Qg3 Re8
  34. 34.Rxh5 Bc8
  35. 35.Rxh8 Rxh8
  36. 36.Qxd6+ Kb7
  37. 37.Qd4 Qg8
  38. 38.b5 Rh6
  39. 39.f6 Qg5+
  40. 40.Kb2 Ne3
  41. 41.bxc6+ Kxc6
  42. 42.Rd3 Ng4
  43. 43.Qd5+ Qxd5
  44. 44.Nxd5 Be6
  45. 45.Rc3+ Kb7
  46. 46.Rc7+ Ka6
  47. 47.c4 Bxd5
  48. 48.cxd5 Nxf6
  49. 49.Bxf6 Rxf6
  50. 50.e5 Rf5
  51. 51.Re7 Kb5
  52. 52.d6 Kc6
  53. 53.d7 Rf2+
  54. 54.Kc3

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