Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.25
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4q1k/2p5/6p1/2pPP1R1/2B3Pp/PP5P/6K1 w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.Nc3 dxe4
  3. 3.Nxe4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng3 h5
  5. 5.Bc4 h4
  6. 6.Nf1 h3
  7. 7.g3 Nc6
  8. 8.Ne3 e5
  9. 9.d3 Bc5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nd4
  11. 11.Nf3 Qe7
  12. 12.c3 Nxf3+
  13. 13.Qxf3 c6
  14. 14.O-O Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Bg4
  16. 16.Qf2 e4
  17. 17.d4 Bf3
  18. 18.Be2 Ng4
  19. 19.Qe1 Qf6
  20. 20.Qd1 Bxe2
  21. 21.Qxe2 Qg6
  22. 22.Rf4 f5
  23. 23.Raf1 O-O
  24. 24.c4 Kh7
  25. 25.Bb4 Rf7
  26. 26.Qxg4 fxg4
  27. 27.Rxf7 b6
  28. 28.Bc3 Rg8
  29. 29.R1f4 b5
  30. 30.Re7 bxc4
  31. 31.Rexe4 Re8
  32. 32.Rxe8 Qxe8
  33. 33.e4 g5
  34. 34.Rxg4 Qf7

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