Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Clutch Chess: Champions · 2025 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Clutch Chess: Champions
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.1
Date 2025.10.28
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/5ppk/8/7r/8/4bN2/2p1n1K1/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nge2 c6
  5. 5.a4 Be7
  6. 6.g3 a5
  7. 7.Bg2 Na6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.h3 h5
  10. 10.f4 Nb4
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Nb1 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Re8
  14. 14.c3 Na6
  15. 15.Nd2 Bf8
  16. 16.Bf2 Nc5
  17. 17.Qc2 Bd7
  18. 18.b4 axb4
  19. 19.cxb4 Na6
  20. 20.Rab1 Rac8
  21. 21.N4f3 c5
  22. 22.bxc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.e5 Bxa4
  24. 24.Qa2 dxe5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Bc6
  26. 26.Nxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Qc4 Nb7
  28. 28.Rfc1 Nd6
  29. 29.Qa4 Re2
  30. 30.Bb6 Qd7
  31. 31.Nf1 c5
  32. 32.Qxd7 Nxd7
  33. 33.Ba5 c4
  34. 34.Bb4 Nc5
  35. 35.Bf3 Ree8
  36. 36.Bc3 Nd3
  37. 37.Rc2 h4
  38. 38.gxh4 Nxf4
  39. 39.h5 Nxh3+
  40. 40.Kh1 Ne4
  41. 41.Be1 Nhg5
  42. 42.Bg4 Rc5
  43. 43.Ne3 Nf6
  44. 44.Bf2 Nge4
  45. 45.Bg1 Nxg4
  46. 46.Nxg4 Rxh5+
  47. 47.Nh2 c3
  48. 48.Rd1 Ng3+
  49. 49.Kg2 Re2+
  50. 50.Rxe2 Nxe2
  51. 51.Be3 c2
  52. 52.Ra1 Bd6
  53. 53.Nf3 Bf4
  54. 54.Ra8+ Kh7
  55. 55.Rc8 Bxe3

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