Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2025.11.18
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1p2P1R/1p1bk3/8/4K3/4B3/8/5r2 w - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Kf1 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Qe2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 h6
  10. 10.h3 Re8
  11. 11.Be3 Bd6
  12. 12.Nd2 Be6
  13. 13.Bxe6 Rxe6
  14. 14.g4 Qd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Rf8
  16. 16.g5 hxg5
  17. 17.Nxg5 Rh6
  18. 18.h4 Ne7
  19. 19.Ne4 Rh7
  20. 20.h5 Nf5
  21. 21.Bd2 Be7
  22. 22.Re1 Nd6
  23. 23.Ng3 Qa4
  24. 24.h6 f6
  25. 25.d4 Qxc2
  26. 26.hxg7 Rxh1+
  27. 27.Nxh1 Rf7
  28. 28.Ng3 Rxg7
  29. 29.dxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.Bh6 Qxe2+
  31. 31.Rxe2 Rg6
  32. 32.Rxe5 Bf6
  33. 33.Rh5 Bxc3
  34. 34.Bf4 b6
  35. 35.Rd5 Bb4
  36. 36.Ke2 Kf7
  37. 37.Kf3 Ke6
  38. 38.Re5+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rh5 Rf6
  40. 40.Rh7+ Kc6
  41. 41.Kg4 Rg6+
  42. 42.Kf3 Bc5
  43. 43.Ne4 Nxe4
  44. 44.Kxe4 Bd6
  45. 45.Be3 Rg4+
  46. 46.f4 Rg2
  47. 47.f5 Rxa2
  48. 48.f6 Ra1
  49. 49.Rh5 Kd7
  50. 50.f7 Ke6
  51. 51.Rh7 Rf1

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