Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

13th Norway Armageddon · 2025 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.2
Date 2025.05.27
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/5p2/1r3k2/p7/2np3p/5Pp1/P7/2R4K b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Bf5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nb6
  11. 11.Qb3 Nfd5
  12. 12.Be5 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Be4
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Rac1 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nd7
  17. 17.Qb4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bh3 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd4 b6
  20. 20.cxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Qb2 Ra4
  22. 22.Be6 Ra5
  23. 23.Bb3 e5
  24. 24.Nc2 h5
  25. 25.h4 Ng4
  26. 26.Na3 g5
  27. 27.Nc4 gxh4
  28. 28.f3 Qc5+
  29. 29.Kh1 Ba8
  30. 30.Nxa5 bxa5
  31. 31.e4 hxg3
  32. 32.Bd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.exd5 Ne3
  34. 34.Rg1 h4
  35. 35.c4 Qd4
  36. 36.Qxd4 exd4
  37. 37.d6 Rb8
  38. 38.Rb1 Rd8
  39. 39.c5 Kf6
  40. 40.c6 Rxd6
  41. 41.c7 Rc6
  42. 42.Rgc1 Nc4
  43. 43.Rb6 Rxb6
  44. 44.c8=Q

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