Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.21
Date 2021.05.02
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E35)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/1p1PN1pk/7q/1P3p2/7p/7P/3R4/3K1b2 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Be6
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Nf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nd4 Bxc5
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qd2 Ne4
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.d5 Bf5
  17. 17.O-O Qg6
  18. 18.d6 Ne5
  19. 19.Bg3 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nb5 Rad8
  21. 21.Qc3 Nc6
  22. 22.Nc7 Rf8
  23. 23.Rad1 h5
  24. 24.Qc5 Rd7
  25. 25.b4 a6
  26. 26.a4 e3
  27. 27.fxe3 Be4
  28. 28.Rd2 Kh7
  29. 29.b5 axb5
  30. 30.axb5 Nd8
  31. 31.Nd5 Ne6
  32. 32.Qc4 h4
  33. 33.Ne7 Qg4
  34. 34.Be5 Ng5
  35. 35.Bf4 Nh3+
  36. 36.Kh1 f5
  37. 37.Qe6 Nxf4
  38. 38.Rxf4 Ra8
  39. 39.Kg1 Ra1+
  40. 40.Rf1 Rxf1+
  41. 41.Kxf1 Rd8
  42. 42.h3 Qg5
  43. 43.d7 Qxe3
  44. 44.Qg6+ Kh8
  45. 45.Qh5+ Qh6
  46. 46.Qe8+ Kh7
  47. 47.Qxd8 Bxg2+
  48. 48.Ke2 Bf1+
  49. 49.Kd1

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