Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.9
Date 2023.07.21
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1R6/8/1p5P/1P1KB2r/6p1/8/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nxe4
  6. 6.dxe4 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 b6
  8. 8.Be3 Bb7
  9. 9.Nd2 Nd7
  10. 10.f3 Bc5
  11. 11.Bxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.c3 Ke7
  13. 13.Kc2 Rad8
  14. 14.Re1 g5
  15. 15.Nb3 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 a5
  17. 17.Bd3 h5
  18. 18.h4 g4
  19. 19.fxg4 hxg4
  20. 20.g3 Rh5
  21. 21.Rhf1 Re5
  22. 22.Rf4 Rg8
  23. 23.Ref1 Rg7
  24. 24.Kd2 b5
  25. 25.b4 axb4
  26. 26.cxb4 c5
  27. 27.bxc5 Rxc5
  28. 28.b4 Re5
  29. 29.Ke3 f5
  30. 30.Kd4 Kf6
  31. 31.exf5 Rd7+
  32. 32.Kc3 Re3
  33. 33.fxe6+ Kxe6
  34. 34.Rf6+ Ke7
  35. 35.Rf7+ Kd8
  36. 36.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  37. 37.Rf7+ Kc8
  38. 38.h5 Rxg3
  39. 39.Kd4 Rh3
  40. 40.Bf5+ Kb8
  41. 41.Rh7 Rh4
  42. 42.Be4 g3
  43. 43.Rxb7+

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