Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 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 19
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1b1B3/7p/3P2kp/3pKp2/P4P2/6P1/8 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.c4 d5
  5. 5.Nc3 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nc6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.Qc2 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Rb8
  12. 12.a3 Nxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Qb6
  14. 14.Bd3 h6
  15. 15.Qe2 Rd8
  16. 16.Rd1 c5
  17. 17.O-O Bb7
  18. 18.Qg4 Bf8
  19. 19.Bc2 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rd8
  21. 21.h4 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 Qc6
  23. 23.f3 Qc7
  24. 24.Qd3 f5
  25. 25.Bb3 Qf7
  26. 26.Qd8 Bd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 exd5
  28. 28.h5 Kh7
  29. 29.Kf1 f4
  30. 30.e4 d4
  31. 31.Bd2 Be7
  32. 32.Qd5 Qxd5
  33. 33.exd5 Bd6
  34. 34.b3 g6
  35. 35.Ke2 gxh5
  36. 36.Kd3 Kg6
  37. 37.Ke4 Kg5
  38. 38.b4 cxb4
  39. 39.Bxb4 Bc7
  40. 40.Be7+

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