Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 22 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 3
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 22
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r1r3k1/3bqp2/5n1p/2pp2p1/p4Q2/P3P1P1/1PRN1PBP/2R3K1 w - g6 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qc2 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 a5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a3 Bxd2
  10. 10.Nbxd2 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Ne5 Na6
  13. 13.Nd3 Qe7
  14. 14.e3 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Nxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Rac1 Rfc8
  18. 18.Rfd1 h6
  19. 19.Qf5 a4
  20. 20.Rc2 Bc6
  21. 21.Rdc1 Bd7
  22. 22.Qf4 g5

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