Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 7.2
Date 2014.04.27
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Nr3/5p2/3p2kp/3P4/8/7P/5RPK/3r4 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.f3 c5
  5. 5.d5 O-O
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Bd2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nge2 Ne5
  9. 9.Ng3 exd5
  10. 10.cxd5 Bd7
  11. 11.a3 Ba5
  12. 12.Be2 b5
  13. 13.O-O c4
  14. 14.Be3 Bb6
  15. 15.Qd2 Rb8
  16. 16.Nd1 Bc8
  17. 17.Kh1 Nfd7
  18. 18.f4 Ng6
  19. 19.Bxb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Ne3 Nc5
  21. 21.Bd1 Nd3
  22. 22.f5 Ngf4
  23. 23.a4 a6
  24. 24.Ng4 h5
  25. 25.Nf2 Qf6
  26. 26.Nxd3 Nxd3
  27. 27.Qe3 Rb7
  28. 28.Nxh5 Qh6
  29. 29.Qxh6 gxh6
  30. 30.axb5 axb5
  31. 31.Bc2 Ne5
  32. 32.Ra6 Rd8
  33. 33.Ng3 Rb8
  34. 34.Ra7 b4
  35. 35.Ne2 Bd7
  36. 36.Rfa1 Bb5
  37. 37.h3 Rdc8
  38. 38.Kh2 c3
  39. 39.Nd4 cxb2
  40. 40.Rb1 Rc4
  41. 41.Nxb5 Rxc2
  42. 42.Nd4 Rd2
  43. 43.Nc6 Re8
  44. 44.Ra4 Nd3
  45. 45.Nxb4 Nf2
  46. 46.Ra2 Nd1
  47. 47.Rxd1 Rxd1
  48. 48.Rxb2 Rxe4
  49. 49.Nc6 Kg7
  50. 50.f6+ Kxf6
  51. 51.Rf2+ Kg6
  52. 52.Nd8 Re8

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