Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.23
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5kB1/2n5/1p2pppp/8/P2P1P2/2K3PP/8/8 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.g3 Bb4
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 dxe4
  10. 10.dxe4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bg2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Qa5
  13. 13.a4 Rfd8
  14. 14.Qe3 Nb6
  15. 15.f4 Nc4
  16. 16.Qf3 Nd2
  17. 17.Bxd2 Rxd2
  18. 18.Rab1 b6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rad8
  20. 20.Rxd2 Rxd2
  21. 21.Rd1 Nxe4
  22. 22.Rxd2 Nxd2
  23. 23.Qd3 Qc5+
  24. 24.Kh2 Nc4
  25. 25.Qd8+ Qf8
  26. 26.Qc7 g6
  27. 27.Qxa7 Qd8
  28. 28.Qa6 Nb2
  29. 29.Bxc6 Nd1
  30. 30.Qd3 Qxd3
  31. 31.cxd3 Nxc3
  32. 32.Kg2 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf3 Ke7
  34. 34.Ke3 Kd6
  35. 35.Be8 f6
  36. 36.Kd2 Nd5
  37. 37.d4 Nc7
  38. 38.Bf7 Ke7
  39. 39.Bg8 h6
  40. 40.Kc3 Kf8

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