Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 19th Aug Late · 2025 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 19th Aug Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.08.19
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p4k1/5r1p/p1nB4/2P3N1/8/6PK/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.d4 c6
  5. 5.Bd2 Bf5
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Ngf6
  9. 9.d5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Qc5
  11. 11.Nxf6+ gxf6
  12. 12.Be3 Qa5+
  13. 13.c3 a6
  14. 14.Rd1 Be7
  15. 15.O-O Rg8
  16. 16.Bf4 Bg4
  17. 17.Qe4 O-O-O
  18. 18.b4 Qa4
  19. 19.Bg3 Nb6
  20. 20.Qf4 e5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Rxd1
  22. 22.Nxg4 Bd6
  23. 23.Qf5+ Kb8
  24. 24.Bb3 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Kxf1 Qc6
  26. 26.Nxf6 Rd8
  27. 27.Ne4 Bxg3
  28. 28.hxg3 Ka7
  29. 29.Kg1 Nd5
  30. 30.Qe5 f6
  31. 31.Qd4+ Qb6
  32. 32.Nc5 Ne7
  33. 33.Qe4 Ng6
  34. 34.Bd5 f5
  35. 35.Qe6 Qxe6
  36. 36.Bxe6 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Rd2
  38. 38.f3 Ne7
  39. 39.a4 Rc2
  40. 40.c4 Rb2
  41. 41.b5 a5
  42. 42.Nd7 Rb4
  43. 43.b6+ Ka8
  44. 44.Nc5 Rxb6
  45. 45.Bd7 Rd6
  46. 46.Bb5 Kb8
  47. 47.Nd7+ Kc7
  48. 48.Ne5 Nc6
  49. 49.Nf7 Rf6
  50. 50.Ng5 h6
  51. 51.Nh3 Nd4
  52. 52.Nf4 Kd6
  53. 53.Be8 Rf8
  54. 54.Bg6 Rc8
  55. 55.Bf7 Nb3
  56. 56.Be6 Rf8
  57. 57.Bd5 Nc5
  58. 58.Ng6 Rb8
  59. 59.Nh4 Ke5
  60. 60.f4+ Kf6
  61. 61.Nf3 Nxa4
  62. 62.g4 fxg4
  63. 63.Ne5 Nc5
  64. 64.Nxg4+ Kg7
  65. 65.f5 Rf8
  66. 66.f6+ Rxf6

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