Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Aker CC Blitz · 2009 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Aker CC Blitz
Site Gjovik NOR
Round 3
Date 2009.01.04
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/7P/4p3/3pb1P1/8/p6R/1kr3R1/7K w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.e5 Nd5
  7. 7.a4 e6
  8. 8.axb5 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 cxb5
  10. 10.Ng5 Bb7
  11. 11.Qh5 g6
  12. 12.Qg4 Bd5
  13. 13.h4 h6
  14. 14.Ne4 Nd7
  15. 15.h5 g5
  16. 16.Be2 a5
  17. 17.O-O b4
  18. 18.Nd2 Nb6
  19. 19.f4 bxc3
  20. 20.Nf3 gxf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Kd7
  22. 22.Ne1 Kc6
  23. 23.Nc2 Bb4
  24. 24.Rf2 Qe7
  25. 25.Qh3 Rag8
  26. 26.Bf1 Rg7
  27. 27.Ne3 Kb7
  28. 28.Ng4 Nd7
  29. 29.Bc1 Kc6
  30. 30.Ne3 Nb6
  31. 31.Nxd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Bxc4 Rhg8
  33. 33.Bxd5+ exd5
  34. 34.Bxh6 Rg3
  35. 35.Qf5 Qe6
  36. 36.Qxe6+ fxe6
  37. 37.Bf4 R3g4
  38. 38.Be3 Kb5
  39. 39.h6 Kc4
  40. 40.Kf1 Kd3
  41. 41.Rf3 Kc4
  42. 42.Rh3 Rf8+
  43. 43.Kg1 Rfg8
  44. 44.Kh1 Kb3
  45. 45.Rf1 a4
  46. 46.Bd2 Rxd4
  47. 47.Bxc3 Bxc3
  48. 48.Rc1 Rc4
  49. 49.h7 Rh8
  50. 50.g4 a3
  51. 51.g5 Kb2
  52. 52.Rg1 Bxe5
  53. 53.Rg2+ Rc2

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