Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

BNbank Blitz KO · 2009 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event BNbank Blitz KO
Site Oslo NOR
Round 3.3
Date 2009.11.28
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/5r1p/4p2k/6p1/r4q2/2Q2PNP/P3R1PK/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.d5 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bc4 Bg7
  13. 13.e5 Ba6
  14. 14.Qd3 Bxc4
  15. 15.Qxc4 Nd7
  16. 16.Re1 a6
  17. 17.Qh4 e6
  18. 18.Bg5 Qc7
  19. 19.d6 Qc6
  20. 20.Bh6 f6
  21. 21.exf6 Rxf6
  22. 22.Ng5 Nf8
  23. 23.d7 Bxh6
  24. 24.Qxh6 Qxd7
  25. 25.Ne4 Rf7
  26. 26.Rxb6 c4
  27. 27.Qe3 Qd3
  28. 28.Qc1 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxa6 Qd4
  30. 30.Rc6 Qa7
  31. 31.Qxc4 Rd4
  32. 32.Qc2 Ra4
  33. 33.Re2 Qd4
  34. 34.h3 Qa1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe5+
  36. 36.Ng3 Qf4
  37. 37.Rc8 Kg7
  38. 38.Qc3+ Kh6
  39. 39.f3 g5
  40. 40.Rxf8

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