Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9
Date 2011.11.25
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5b2/p2B4/1p6/1P4k1/P4p1p/5K2/8 w - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qc2 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Bf4 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 O-O
  13. 13.Rd1 Bb7
  14. 14.Nd2 Nc6
  15. 15.Nf3 g5
  16. 16.Be3 g4
  17. 17.Nd4 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bh6 Re8
  19. 19.e4 Bc5
  20. 20.Nb3 Rc8
  21. 21.Nxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.Qa4 Bc6
  23. 23.Qd4 Qf6
  24. 24.Bf4 dxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Nf3+
  26. 26.Bxf3 Qxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 Bxf3
  28. 28.Rd7 Rd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Be3 Re4
  31. 31.Re1 d4
  32. 32.Bd2 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Bxe1 Be2
  34. 34.f4 gxf3
  35. 35.Bf2 d3
  36. 36.Be1 Kg7
  37. 37.Kf2 Kf6
  38. 38.Ke3 Kf5
  39. 39.h3 h5
  40. 40.Bd2 Bf1
  41. 41.Be1 Bxh3
  42. 42.Kxd3 Bf1+
  43. 43.Ke3 Kg4
  44. 44.Kf2 Bb5
  45. 45.Bc3 Bc6
  46. 46.Be5 b5
  47. 47.Bb8 a6
  48. 48.Bc7 f5
  49. 49.b3 Bd5
  50. 50.Bd6 f4
  51. 51.gxf4 h4
  52. 52.f5 Kxf5
  53. 53.Ke3 Kg4
  54. 54.Kf2 h3
  55. 55.Ke3 Be4
  56. 56.Kf2 Bb1
  57. 57.a3 Ba2
  58. 58.b4 Bf7

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