Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 24th Jan Late · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 24th Jan Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.01.24
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/6p1/7p/2N2p2/Q4n1q/6N1/5PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 d6
  8. 8.Be2 Be6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.d4 a6
  11. 11.Rc1 Re8
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.Nd2 exd4
  14. 14.exd4 Bxe2
  15. 15.Qxe2 d5
  16. 16.Qd3 dxc4
  17. 17.Nxc4 Nc5
  18. 18.Qd1 Ne6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.d5 cxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bd4
  22. 22.Nce3 Bxb2
  23. 23.Rb1 Bxa3
  24. 24.Rxb7 Bc5
  25. 25.Qh5 Rf8
  26. 26.h4 Ra7
  27. 27.Rxa7 Bxa7
  28. 28.Nf5 Kh7
  29. 29.Rd1 a5
  30. 30.Qg4 Qc8
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kh8
  32. 32.Qh5 Qc2
  33. 33.Rf1 Qd2
  34. 34.Ne4 Qf4
  35. 35.Nfg3 a4
  36. 36.Qa5 Qxh4
  37. 37.Qxa7 f5
  38. 38.Nc5 Nf4
  39. 39.Qxa4

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