Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 10.1
Date 2020.09.19
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q1rnk/3r1p1p/p4p2/3ppP2/2B4Q/1N4R1/PP4PP/5R1K b - - 3 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Ba7
  7. 7.Qe2 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Rad1 b5
  12. 12.f4 e5
  13. 13.Bxa7 Rxa7
  14. 14.f5 Rd7
  15. 15.Nd5 Bb7
  16. 16.c4 bxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxf6+ gxf6
  19. 19.Kh1 Kh8
  20. 20.Rd3 Bxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 d5
  22. 22.Qh4 Ng8
  23. 23.Rg3

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