Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Esports World Cup 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.1.6
Date 2025.07.31
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

q5k1/5pp1/7p/4P3/2pQ1P2/8/3R1P1P/r4NK1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Bxf4
  13. 13.gxf4 Nb6
  14. 14.Qb3 Nbd5
  15. 15.e3 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 b5
  17. 17.c4 bxc4
  18. 18.Qxc4 Bd5
  19. 19.Qc5 Nd7
  20. 20.Qc2 h6
  21. 21.Rac1 Rc8
  22. 22.Qe2 c5
  23. 23.Qxa6 c4
  24. 24.Qd6 Rc6
  25. 25.Qa3 Qa8
  26. 26.Ne1 Bxg2
  27. 27.Nxg2 Rfc8
  28. 28.e4 Ra6
  29. 29.d5 exd5
  30. 30.Qh3 Nf6
  31. 31.e5 Ne4
  32. 32.Rxd5 Rxa4
  33. 33.Ne3 Rd8
  34. 34.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  35. 35.Rd1 Nd2
  36. 36.Nf1 Ra2
  37. 37.Qe3 Qa8
  38. 38.Rxd2 Ra1
  39. 39.Qd4

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