Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

11th Norway Armageddon · 2023 · King's Gambit · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 11th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.1
Date 2023.06.01
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/ppp4p/3p1N2/5P2/3Q2BP/3b4/1P1Kr3/5q2 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.h4 g4
  5. 5.Ne5 d6
  6. 6.Nxg4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  8. 8.d3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qf3 Bh6
  10. 10.Qf2 Rg8
  11. 11.Nc3 Be6
  12. 12.Bd2 O-O-O
  13. 13.O-O-O Qd4
  14. 14.Qe1 Qe5
  15. 15.Ne2 f5
  16. 16.g3 fxe4
  17. 17.gxf4 Qf5
  18. 18.Ng3 Qf7
  19. 19.f5 Bxd2+
  20. 20.Rxd2 Bd7
  21. 21.Kb1 Ne5
  22. 22.Qe3 exd3
  23. 23.cxd3 Bc6
  24. 24.Ne4 Kb8
  25. 25.Bh3 Rde8
  26. 26.Rc1 Bd5
  27. 27.Re2 Bxa2+
  28. 28.Ka1 Bd5
  29. 29.Ng5 Qd7
  30. 30.Qd4 Qb5
  31. 31.Kb1 Nc6
  32. 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  33. 33.Qc3 Bb3
  34. 34.Ne4 Qa4
  35. 35.Rf1 Nd4
  36. 36.Bg4 Bc2+
  37. 37.Kc1 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kd2 Qxf1
  39. 39.Qxd4 Bxd3
  40. 40.Nf6 Re2+

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