Event: Norway Chess 2025
Site: Stavanger, Norway
Date: 2025-05-21
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2804
Black: Carlsen, Magnus
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2837
Result: 1-0
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:06:51] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:47] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:51] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:06:45] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:49] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:43] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:46] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:40] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:45] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:38] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:06:33] } 8. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:39] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:06:31] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:27] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:06:29] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:43] } 10... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:12] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:40] } 11... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:06:03] } 12. Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:21] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:05:40] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:08:20] } 13... Be4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:05:28] } 14. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:07:50] } 14... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:05:26] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:49] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:04:21] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:07:23] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:04:19] } 17. Qb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:07:22] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:04:13] } 18. Bh3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:07:04] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:04:09] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:44] } 19... b6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:58] } 20. cxb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:16] } 20... axb6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:57] } 21. Qb2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:03:30] } 21... Ra4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:48] } 22. Be6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:16] } 22... Ra5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:46] } 23. Bb3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:09] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:37] } 24. Nc2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:07] } 24... h5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:33] } 25. h4? { [%eval -1.08] } { Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 25... Ng4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 26. Na3? { [%eval -1.39] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 26... g5? { [%eval -0.01] } { Mistake. Ba8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 27. Nc4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:14] } 27... gxh4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:23] } 28. f3?? { [%eval -2.9] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:55] } 28... Qc5+ { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:01:36] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:01:51] } 29... Ba8?? { [%eval -0.61] } { Blunder. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:24] } 30. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:01:32] } 30... bxa5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. hxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 31. e4?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 31... hxg3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:00:21] } 32. Bd5 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:01:03] } 32... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:00:20] } 33. exd5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:01:02] } 33... Ne3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:00:19] } 34. Rg1?! { [%eval -1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 34... h4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:00:18] } 35. c4 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:00:58] } 35... Qd4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 36. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 36... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 37. d6?? { [%eval -2.34] } { Blunder. Rcd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 37... Rb8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:47] } 38... Rd8?? { [%eval 2.93] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 39. c5 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 39... Kf6?! { [%eval 4.55] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. c6 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:00:42] } 40... Rxd6 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:00:09] } 41. c7 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:00:42] } 41... Rc6 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:00:10] } 42. Rgc1 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:00:29] } 42... Nc4?! { [%eval 6.69] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 43. Rb6 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:00:28] } 43... Rxb6 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:00:07] } 44. c8=Q { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:00:27] } 1-0