Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Esports World Cup 2025 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.1.4
Date 2025.07.31
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5ppk/7p/P6P/6Q1/3q2P1/1p1r1P2/4R1K1 w - - 2 38

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 a5
  7. 7.b3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bf4 Re8
  11. 11.Rc1 Na6
  12. 12.Ne5 h6
  13. 13.Nd3 Bf8
  14. 14.h4 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Na4 Rc8
  17. 17.Be5 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb2 d4
  19. 19.Ba3 Nb4
  20. 20.Bxb4 cxb4
  21. 21.Rxc8 Qxc8
  22. 22.Nf4 Nc3
  23. 23.Bxb7 Qxb7
  24. 24.Qxd4 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Nxe2 Rxe2
  26. 26.Qd8 Rxa2
  27. 27.Nb6 Qe7
  28. 28.Qc8 Rb2
  29. 29.Nd7 Rd2
  30. 30.Nxf8 Qxf8
  31. 31.Qf5 Qd8
  32. 32.h5 Qd5
  33. 33.Qg4 Kh7
  34. 34.Ra1 a4
  35. 35.bxa4 b3
  36. 36.a5 b2
  37. 37.Re1 Qd3

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