Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.14
Date 2018.01.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/p7/7P/PP2pk1P/8/2PK4/8 b - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a3 g6
  7. 7.Be3 Bg7
  8. 8.f3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd2 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd4 Bxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O-O Qc7
  15. 15.Bc4 e5
  16. 16.Qd2 Be6
  17. 17.Ne4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qg5 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxe6 Nxe6
  20. 20.Qf6 Rd5
  21. 21.h4 Rad8
  22. 22.Rde1 Nc5
  23. 23.Nc3 R8d6
  24. 24.Qg5 f6
  25. 25.Qe3 Rd4
  26. 26.g4 Qa5
  27. 27.Kb1 Na4
  28. 28.Ne4 Rd8
  29. 29.Nxf6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nh5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Qb3+ Kh8
  32. 32.Qf7 gxh5
  33. 33.Qf6+ Kg8
  34. 34.gxh5 Nc3+
  35. 35.Ka1 Rd1+
  36. 36.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  37. 37.Rxd1 Nxd1
  38. 38.Qe6+ Kf8
  39. 39.Qd6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Qxd1 Qd5
  41. 41.Qxd5+ cxd5
  42. 42.b4 Ke6
  43. 43.Kb2 Kf5
  44. 44.a4 e4
  45. 45.fxe4+ dxe4
  46. 46.Kc3 Kf4
  47. 47.Kd2

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