Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · 2018 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.11
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1B6/b4R2/5p2/5k2/r5p1/3K4/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 Nf6
  2. 2.Bb2 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5+
  7. 7.c3 Qc7
  8. 8.b4 b6
  9. 9.cxb6 axb6
  10. 10.c4 Bb7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Rd8
  12. 12.a3 Nc6
  13. 13.Rc1 d6
  14. 14.Qb3 Ne5
  15. 15.Be2 Bc6
  16. 16.O-O Ba4
  17. 17.Qa2 Ned7
  18. 18.Nd4 Rdc8
  19. 19.Nb1 Ne5
  20. 20.Nc3 Bd7
  21. 21.Nd5 Qd8
  22. 22.Qb3 h5
  23. 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  24. 24.Nb5 Be6
  25. 25.Nd4 Bd7
  26. 26.f4 Ng4
  27. 27.h3 Nh6
  28. 28.Bf3 Ba4
  29. 29.Qd3 Ra7
  30. 30.b5 Nf5
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Bxd4 e5
  34. 34.Bc3 exf4
  35. 35.exf4 Bxc3
  36. 36.Rxc3 Qf6
  37. 37.Bc6 Re7
  38. 38.Qd2 Re2
  39. 39.Qxe2 Qxc3
  40. 40.Rf3 Qd4+
  41. 41.Kh2 Bd1
  42. 42.Qe3 Qxc4
  43. 43.Rg3 Kg7
  44. 44.Kg1 Rh8
  45. 45.g5 Rh4
  46. 46.Qc3+ Qxc3
  47. 47.Rxc3 Rxf4
  48. 48.Rd3 Ba4
  49. 49.Rxd6 Rg4+
  50. 50.Bg2 Rxg5
  51. 51.Rxb6 Bxb5
  52. 52.Kf2 Bd7
  53. 53.Rb7 Be6
  54. 54.Ra7 Rc5
  55. 55.a4 Rc2+
  56. 56.Kg3 Ra2
  57. 57.a5 Ra3+
  58. 58.Kf2 g5
  59. 59.Bc6 g4
  60. 60.a6 Kf6
  61. 61.Ra8 Ke5
  62. 62.Bb7 Kf4
  63. 63.Rf8 g3+
  64. 64.Ke2 f5
  65. 65.Rf6 Bc4+
  66. 66.Kd2 Bxa6

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