Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 9th May Late · 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 9th May Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2023.05.09
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/8/5P1R/3p4/3Nbk2/2P5/8/2K5 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.a3 b6
  4. 4.Bd3 d6
  5. 5.f4 g6
  6. 6.Nf3 Ne7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.c3 c5
  9. 9.Be3 Bb7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nbc6
  11. 11.Qe1 h6
  12. 12.Rd1 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 O-O
  14. 14.Qg3 f5
  15. 15.exf5 Nxf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 gxf5
  17. 17.d5 exd5
  18. 18.Nb3 Kh7
  19. 19.Nfd4 Qd7
  20. 20.Nxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Bd4 Rg8
  22. 22.Qf3 Ba4
  23. 23.Bxg7 d4
  24. 24.Rd2 Bc6
  25. 25.Qh3 Rxg7
  26. 26.Nxd4 Be4
  27. 27.Rc1 Rc8
  28. 28.Rc3 Rc5
  29. 29.Qe3 Qf7
  30. 30.g3 Qa2
  31. 31.Kf2 Qb1
  32. 32.Qe1 Qxe1+
  33. 33.Kxe1 Rxc3
  34. 34.bxc3 Rc7
  35. 35.Ne2 d5
  36. 36.Rb2 b5
  37. 37.Kd2 Kg6
  38. 38.a4 bxa4
  39. 39.Rb6+ Kh5
  40. 40.Rxa6 Kg4
  41. 41.Rxa4 Kh3
  42. 42.Ra6 Kxh2
  43. 43.Rxh6+ Kg2
  44. 44.Rg6 Ra7
  45. 45.Ke3 Re7
  46. 46.Kd2 Kf2
  47. 47.Nd4 Ra7
  48. 48.g4 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kc1 Ke3
  50. 50.gxf5 Kxf4
  51. 51.Rh6 Ra8
  52. 52.f6

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