Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

BNbank Blitz KO · 2009 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event BNbank Blitz KO
Site Oslo NOR
Round 3.1
Date 2009.11.28
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R5pp/5p2/4pk2/8/2r5/Pr4n1/2NK2R1 w - - 6 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 Bxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c6
  7. 7.Ne2 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Rb1 Nb6
  12. 12.d4 Bf5
  13. 13.Rb3 Be6
  14. 14.d5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Ba3 Re8
  17. 17.Rxb7 Qc8
  18. 18.Rb5 Nb6
  19. 19.Rc5 Qe6
  20. 20.Qb3 Rad8
  21. 21.Qxe6 Rxe6
  22. 22.Bc1 f6
  23. 23.Be3 Rd7
  24. 24.Rb1 Kf7
  25. 25.Rcb5 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc5 Nd8
  27. 27.R1b4 Nd2
  28. 28.Kg2 Rc6
  29. 29.Be3 Nc4
  30. 30.Rb8 Ne6
  31. 31.Bc1 Rcc7
  32. 32.Ra8 Rd1
  33. 33.Ra4 a5
  34. 34.Be3 Nxe3+
  35. 35.fxe3 Rd2
  36. 36.Kf1 Rb7
  37. 37.Ke1 Rbb2
  38. 38.Ra7+ Kg6
  39. 39.Nc1 Rxh2
  40. 40.Rh4 Rhg2
  41. 41.Rh1 Rxg3
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rxe3+
  43. 43.Kd1 Rxc3
  44. 44.Ra4 Nf4
  45. 45.Ra7 Ng2
  46. 46.Rg1 Kf5

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