Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.22
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp3prk/4r1qp/2pNR3/2P1P3/1P3Q1P/3R2P1/7K b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.d3 e6
  7. 7.Ng5 Be7
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.c4 Nb8
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 d5
  12. 12.Bf2 h6
  13. 13.Nf3 dxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 e5
  15. 15.f5 Re8
  16. 16.Re1 Nd4
  17. 17.Nxe5 Bd6
  18. 18.Nf3 Ng4
  19. 19.h3 Nxf2
  20. 20.Kxf2 Qb6
  21. 21.b3 Nxf3
  22. 22.Qxf3 Be5
  23. 23.Nd5 Qa5
  24. 24.Rad1 Qxa2+
  25. 25.Re2 Qa5
  26. 26.f6 Re6
  27. 27.fxg7 Rae8
  28. 28.Kg1 Rg6
  29. 29.Rf1 Rxg7
  30. 30.Kh1 Qd8
  31. 31.Qe3 Qd6
  32. 32.Rf5 Qg6
  33. 33.Qf3 Re6
  34. 34.Rd2 Kh7
  35. 35.Rxe5

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