Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 21
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p4p2/5p2/PP6/7P/1R6/5PK1/3r4 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.e3 b6
  4. 4.c4 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.Bd2 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 d5
  10. 10.a3 Bxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Ba6
  13. 13.b3 Bxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rc1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qa4 Qc7
  17. 17.Bb4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qb7
  19. 19.Qb3 h6
  20. 20.h3 Nf8
  21. 21.Ne5 N6d7
  22. 22.Bxf8 Kxf8
  23. 23.Ng4 h5
  24. 24.Ne3 Kg8
  25. 25.d5 Nc5
  26. 26.Qb2 Qe7
  27. 27.Qe5 Qf6
  28. 28.Qxh5 Ne4
  29. 29.Rc2 Nc3
  30. 30.Ng4 Qf5
  31. 31.Qxf5 exf5
  32. 32.Nf6+ gxf6
  33. 33.Rxc3 Rc5
  34. 34.h4 b5
  35. 35.Rg3+ Kf8
  36. 36.cxb5 Rdxd5
  37. 37.Rxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Rb3 f4
  39. 39.a4 Rd1+
  40. 40.Kh2 f3
  41. 41.a5 fxg2
  42. 42.Kxg2

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