Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 82 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 82
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5q2/8/3K2p1/6Pp/1Q5P/6k1/8/8 w - - 7 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 Na6
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bf4 Re8
  11. 11.Rc1 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Nd4 a6
  14. 14.a3 Bf8
  15. 15.b4 Ne6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Na4 Rc8
  18. 18.Rxc8 Qxc8
  19. 19.Qd4 b5
  20. 20.Rc1 Qd8
  21. 21.Nc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Qxc5 Qd7
  23. 23.Qb6 Rc8
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  25. 25.Bh3 Kf7
  26. 26.Be5 Qe7
  27. 27.Qc6 Qd7
  28. 28.Qc3 Bb7
  29. 29.f3 Ne8
  30. 30.Qd3 Kg8
  31. 31.Qe3 Bc8
  32. 32.Qc5 Nf6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke3 Qb7
  35. 35.Qc3 Bd7
  36. 36.Kf2 Qb6+
  37. 37.Bd4 Qd6
  38. 38.Qe3 h6
  39. 39.Be5 Qc6
  40. 40.Qa7 Ne8
  41. 41.Qb8 Qc8
  42. 42.Qxc8 Bxc8
  43. 43.Ke3 Nf6
  44. 44.Kd4 Nd7
  45. 45.Bc7 Bb7
  46. 46.e3 Ke7
  47. 47.Bf1 Nf6
  48. 48.g4 h5
  49. 49.g5 Nd7
  50. 50.Bd3 Kf7
  51. 51.h4 g6
  52. 52.Bd6 Bc6
  53. 53.f4 Bb7
  54. 54.Bc2 Nb6
  55. 55.Kc5 Nd7+
  56. 56.Kd4 Nb6
  57. 57.Bd3 Nd7
  58. 58.Bc7 Bc6
  59. 59.Bc2 Kg7
  60. 60.Bd1 Kf7
  61. 61.Be2 Kg7
  62. 62.Bf3 Kf7
  63. 63.f5 exf5
  64. 64.Bxd5+ Bxd5
  65. 65.Kxd5 Ke7
  66. 66.Kc6 Ke6
  67. 67.Bf4 Ne5+
  68. 68.Kb6 Nc4+
  69. 69.Kxa6 Nxa3
  70. 70.Kb6 Kd5
  71. 71.Kc7 Ke4
  72. 72.Kc6 Nc4
  73. 73.Kxb5 Nxe3
  74. 74.Bxe3 Kxe3
  75. 75.Kc5 f4
  76. 76.b5 f3
  77. 77.b6 f2
  78. 78.b7 f1=Q
  79. 79.b8=Q Qf5+
  80. 80.Kc6 Kf3
  81. 81.Qb4 Kg3
  82. 82.Kd6 Qf8+

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