Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 28 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 5
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r2r1k1/2n2p1p/6p1/4bb2/1q3N2/5P2/2pR1QPP/2B1RBK1 w - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Ne2 d5
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Nf4 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Na6
  10. 10.O-O Nc7
  11. 11.Qc2 Bd6
  12. 12.f3 Re8
  13. 13.Nce2 Qe7
  14. 14.Ng3 c5
  15. 15.Qf2 b6
  16. 16.Bd2 g6
  17. 17.dxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rb8
  19. 19.b4 c4
  20. 20.Bf1 Be5
  21. 21.Rad1 a5
  22. 22.e4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 c3
  24. 24.Bc1 dxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bf5
  27. 27.Ree1 c2
  28. 28.Rd2 Qxb4

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