Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 21st Nov Early · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.11.21
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/3pnpp1/b6p/3pP1PP/p2P2q1/Q4N2/5P2/2R2K2 w - - 7 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.h4 b5
  2. 2.h5 Bb7
  3. 3.d4 h6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 e6
  6. 6.e3 a6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxd6 cxd6
  9. 9.Bc4 bxc4
  10. 10.Nxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.Ncd2 Nc6
  12. 12.c4 Ne7
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O
  14. 14.e4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.e5 Ne4
  17. 17.O-O a5
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qb6
  19. 19.Nb3 Rac8
  20. 20.Qe3 Rxc1+
  21. 21.Rxc1 a4
  22. 22.Nc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Qxb2
  24. 24.g4 Qxa2
  25. 25.g5 Qb1+
  26. 26.Rc1 Qe4
  27. 27.Qa3 Qg4+
  28. 28.Kf1 Ba6+

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