Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.21
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Q3pk/4p3/7p/3q4/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.b3 cxb3
  9. 9.Qxb3 e6
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Ng5 Be7
  12. 12.a4 O-O
  13. 13.Bf3 Nd5
  14. 14.Nh3 Nxc3
  15. 15.Qxc3 Nb6
  16. 16.Qb3 Qd7
  17. 17.Ng5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 Nxa4
  19. 19.Rxa4 bxa4
  20. 20.Qxa4 a5
  21. 21.Rc1 Rfc8
  22. 22.h4 h6
  23. 23.Bf4 Qe7
  24. 24.h5 c5
  25. 25.Bd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.Bxb7 c4
  27. 27.Bxa8 Rxa8
  28. 28.Rxc4 Qd5
  29. 29.Rc5 Qd8
  30. 30.Rb5 Qe8
  31. 31.g3 f5
  32. 32.Qc4 a4
  33. 33.Rb6 a3
  34. 34.Ra6 Kh7
  35. 35.g4 Rxa6
  36. 36.Qxa6 fxg4
  37. 37.Qd3+ Kg8
  38. 38.Qxa3 Qxh5
  39. 39.Qd6 Qd5
  40. 40.Qe7 Qf5
  41. 41.Qe8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qd7 Qe4
  43. 43.Qf7 g3
  44. 44.Qc7 gxf2+
  45. 45.Kxf2 Qf5+
  46. 46.Ke2 h5
  47. 47.e4 Qxe4+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qxd4+

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