Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 54 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 7
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 54
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Q2/8/2p5/p1k2P2/Pn3P2/1P4KP/3qr3 b - - 5 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Ne2 Re8
  6. 6.a3 Bf8
  7. 7.g3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 a5
  10. 10.O-O Na6
  11. 11.Nf4 c6
  12. 12.f3 c5
  13. 13.Kh1 Nc7
  14. 14.g4 h6
  15. 15.Nce2 b6
  16. 16.Bd2 Bd6
  17. 17.Ng3 a4
  18. 18.Rc1 Nb5
  19. 19.dxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Qc2 Bxf4
  21. 21.exf4 Nd4
  22. 22.Qb1 Nb3
  23. 23.Rcd1 Ba6
  24. 24.Rg1 Be2
  25. 25.Nxe2 Rxe2
  26. 26.Be1 d4
  27. 27.Bf1 Re3
  28. 28.Bc4 Ne8
  29. 29.g5 hxg5
  30. 30.Rxg5 Nd6
  31. 31.Bh4 Nxc4
  32. 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Bxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Qf5 Rd6
  35. 35.Rg1+ Rg6
  36. 36.Rxg6+ fxg6
  37. 37.Qd7+ Kf6
  38. 38.Qd8+ Ke6
  39. 39.Qg8+ Kd6
  40. 40.Qxc4 d3
  41. 41.Qa6+ Ke7
  42. 42.Qb7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Qc6+ Re6
  44. 44.Qc8 Re1+
  45. 45.Kg2 d2
  46. 46.Qf8+ Ke6
  47. 47.Qg8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Qd5+ Kc7
  49. 49.Qf7+ Kb6
  50. 50.Qxg6+ Ka5
  51. 51.Qc6 d1=Q
  52. 52.Qc7+ Kb5
  53. 53.Qb7+ Kc4
  54. 54.Qf7+

More Hikaru Nakamura Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, or browse all Hikaru Nakamura games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.