Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2010.11.16
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R6/1p3kp1/N1n1p3/8/1r6/4K3/8 w - - 1 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Ba7
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Bc2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.Re1 dxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Qe7
  13. 13.Nf1 Rad8
  14. 14.Qe2 Ne8
  15. 15.Ne3 f6
  16. 16.a4 Qf7
  17. 17.b4 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Nd6
  19. 19.Qc5 Nb8
  20. 20.b5 b6
  21. 21.Qb4 a5
  22. 22.Qb1 Nd7
  23. 23.Ba3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Nd2 Nb7
  25. 25.Nf1 Ndc5
  26. 26.Ne3 Rd2
  27. 27.Bc1 Rd7
  28. 28.Nf5 Red8
  29. 29.Be3 Kh8
  30. 30.Kh2 Bc4
  31. 31.f4 exf4
  32. 32.Bxf4 Nd3
  33. 33.Rf1 Nxf4
  34. 34.Rxf4 Qe6
  35. 35.Qe1 Qe5
  36. 36.Qg3 Nc5
  37. 37.Ne3 Be6
  38. 38.Rf2 Qxg3+
  39. 39.Kxg3 Kg8
  40. 40.Kf3 Rd2
  41. 41.Re2 Kf7
  42. 42.Kf2 Bb3
  43. 43.Bxb3+ Nxb3
  44. 44.Ra3 Nc1
  45. 45.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  46. 46.Kf3 Ke6
  47. 47.Nf5 g6
  48. 48.Nd4+ Kd6
  49. 49.Ra1 Rd3+
  50. 50.Kf2 Rxc3
  51. 51.Nc6 Nd3+
  52. 52.Ke2 Nc5
  53. 53.Rd1+ Ke6
  54. 54.Rd4 Ra3
  55. 55.Nd8+ Ke7
  56. 56.Nc6+ Kf7
  57. 57.Nd8+ Ke8
  58. 58.Nc6 Rxa4
  59. 59.Rd8+ Kf7
  60. 60.Rc8 Ne6
  61. 61.Ke3 Rc4
  62. 62.Rh8 Kg7
  63. 63.Re8 Nc5
  64. 64.e5 fxe5
  65. 65.Re7+ Kf6
  66. 66.Rxc7 Rc3+
  67. 67.Kd2 Rg3
  68. 68.Rxh7 Rxg2+
  69. 69.Kc3 Ne4+
  70. 70.Kd3 Nd6
  71. 71.Rd7 Rg3+
  72. 72.Kd2 Nxb5
  73. 73.Rb7 Nd6
  74. 74.Rd7 Ne4+
  75. 75.Ke2 Rxh3
  76. 76.Rb7 Rb3
  77. 77.Nxa5 Nc5

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