Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 9th May Early · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 9th May Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.05.09
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p2/r2pp1p1/2b4p/7P/5RPK/8/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 a6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 c5
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Re1 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 b6
  11. 11.Bf3 Ra7
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.b4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Rc1 Ra8
  15. 15.Nd5 e6
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  17. 17.g3 Rc8
  18. 18.Bg2 Bg7
  19. 19.Qb3 Ne5
  20. 20.h3 Qc7
  21. 21.Nf3 Nxc4
  22. 22.Bxb6 Qxb6
  23. 23.Rxc4 Rxc4
  24. 24.Qxc4 Rc8
  25. 25.Qe2 Rc3
  26. 26.Nd2 Qc7
  27. 27.Nb1 Rc2
  28. 28.Qd3 h5
  29. 29.h4 Rb2
  30. 30.Rd1 Qc2
  31. 31.Qxc2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Bf3 Be5
  33. 33.Kg2 Bc6
  34. 34.Nd2 Bd4
  35. 35.Kh3 Bxf2
  36. 36.Bg2 Rc3
  37. 37.Bf3 Ba4
  38. 38.Rf1 Be3
  39. 39.Nb1 Rb3
  40. 40.Be2 Bd4
  41. 41.Nd2 Rxa3
  42. 42.Bxa6 Bc2
  43. 43.b5 Ra2
  44. 44.Re1 Bd3
  45. 45.Nf3 Bf2
  46. 46.Rc1 Bxe4
  47. 47.b6 Bf5+
  48. 48.Kg2 Bxb6+
  49. 49.Kh1 Be4
  50. 50.Rf1 Bf2
  51. 51.Kg2 Bc5+
  52. 52.Kh3 Bxf3
  53. 53.Rxf3 Rxa6

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