Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.3
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1Q6/p4pkp/8/6p1/3P2P1/2qnK3/7P/8 w - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Na4 Bd6
  12. 12.c3 Re8
  13. 13.Bh4 Bg4
  14. 14.f3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qc2 Bg6
  16. 16.Rae1 Qc7
  17. 17.g4 Bxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Nd7
  19. 19.Qc2 Nf8
  20. 20.Rxe8 Rxe8
  21. 21.Re1 Rb8
  22. 22.Kg2 Ne6
  23. 23.Bg3 c5
  24. 24.b3 c4
  25. 25.Rd1 cxb3
  26. 26.axb3 d4
  27. 27.Bxd6 Qxd6
  28. 28.cxd4 Nf4+
  29. 29.Kh1 Qd5
  30. 30.Qe4 Qxb3
  31. 31.Re1 g5
  32. 32.Nc5 Qa2
  33. 33.Rg1 Nh3
  34. 34.Nd3 Nxg1
  35. 35.Qe5 Nxf3
  36. 36.Qxb8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Ne1 Qa1
  38. 38.Kg2 Nxe1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Nd3+
  40. 40.Ke3 Qc3

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