Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 11th Oct Early · 2022 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 11th Oct Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2022.10.11
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2k3/5p1p/p1nPp3/P1N5/1p3P2/1P3K1P/R1P4r/6R1 b - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 g5
  2. 2.e4 c5
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxg5 Nc6
  6. 6.Qd3 Qb6
  7. 7.Bc1 Ng4
  8. 8.Nh3 d6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nge5
  10. 10.Qb5 Qxb5
  11. 11.Bxb5 Bxh3
  12. 12.gxh3 a6
  13. 13.Be2 Nd4
  14. 14.Kd1 Nxe2
  15. 15.Nxe2 Rc8
  16. 16.b3 Rg8
  17. 17.Be3 b5
  18. 18.a4 b4
  19. 19.a5 e6
  20. 20.Ra2 Be7
  21. 21.Ng3 Kd7
  22. 22.Ke2 Bd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rb8
  24. 24.f4 Nc6
  25. 25.Bc5 Bc7
  26. 26.Bxd6 Bxd6
  27. 27.e5 Kc7
  28. 28.exd6+ Kd7
  29. 29.Ne4 Rg2+
  30. 30.Kf3 Rxh2
  31. 31.Nc5+ Ke8
  32. 32.Rg1

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