Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.26
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1p4k1/p5p1/P3p3/1PP1Nq2/3PR1Q1/7K/6R1 b - - 0 40

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 g6
  7. 7.Ng5 Bg7
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.c4 Nb8
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 a6
  12. 12.a4 e6
  13. 13.Kh1 Qe7
  14. 14.Qe1 Rad8
  15. 15.Rd1 d5
  16. 16.e5 d4
  17. 17.exf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Qh4 h5
  19. 19.g4 dxe3
  20. 20.gxh5 Nd4
  21. 21.Rde1 Nf5
  22. 22.Qh3 Bxg5
  23. 23.fxg5 Qxg5
  24. 24.hxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.Rg1 Qf6
  26. 26.Ne4 Qg7
  27. 27.Nxc5 Rfe8
  28. 28.a5 Kf7
  29. 29.Qg2 Re7
  30. 30.Rgf1 Qd4
  31. 31.b4 Rh8
  32. 32.Re2 Kg7
  33. 33.Rg1 Rh6
  34. 34.Qe4 e5
  35. 35.Qxf5 Qf4
  36. 36.Qg4 Kh7
  37. 37.Ne4 Kg7
  38. 38.Qg3 Re8
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rxh2+
  40. 40.Kxh2

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