Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6p1/p4p1k/6p1/r7/5PP1/P1R3KP/8 b - - 10 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 Bg4
  10. 10.f3 Bh5
  11. 11.dxc6 Qd4+
  12. 12.Kh1 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qxc3
  14. 14.Rb1 Qxc6
  15. 15.Bb2 Bg6
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Qd3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qc3 Qxc3
  19. 19.Bxc3 Nd5
  20. 20.Ba5 Ne3
  21. 21.Rfe1 Nxc2
  22. 22.Rec1 Ne3
  23. 23.Rxc7 Rab8
  24. 24.Rg1 a6
  25. 25.Re7 Re8
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  27. 27.Re1 Re6
  28. 28.Kg1 Re7
  29. 29.Bb4 Rb7
  30. 30.Rxe3 Rxb4
  31. 31.Re8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Re4 Rb1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Rb2+
  34. 34.Re2 Rb4
  35. 35.Kg3 Ra4
  36. 36.Rd2 g5
  37. 37.Rc2 f6
  38. 38.Kh3 Kg6
  39. 39.g3 Kh6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kg6
  41. 41.Rd2 Kh6
  42. 42.Rc2 Kg6
  43. 43.Rd2 Kh6
  44. 44.Rc2

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