Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2021.05.01
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/5ppp/4n3/1p1Q4/p7/P3BPPP/B1q5/6NK w - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Re8
  11. 11.Qe2 Qe7
  12. 12.Bd2 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.g3 b5
  16. 16.Bb3 a5
  17. 17.Bc2 Qe6
  18. 18.Kg2 a4
  19. 19.a3 Ne5
  20. 20.Bb1 Qe7
  21. 21.Be1 Rad8
  22. 22.Ba2 Ned7
  23. 23.Qc2 Be5
  24. 24.Rac1 Nc5
  25. 25.Ne2 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Qa7
  27. 27.Rc1 Ne6
  28. 28.f3 Nd5
  29. 29.Qxc6 Nxe3+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qb8
  31. 31.Bf2 Bxb2
  32. 32.Bxe3 Bxc1
  33. 33.Bxc1 Rc8
  34. 34.Qe4 Qd6
  35. 35.Be3 Qd1+
  36. 36.Ng1 Qc2
  37. 37.Qd5 Rd8

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