Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.4
Date 2020.04.18
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6p1/3R3p/P1p5/2b5/2r5/6PP/R6K b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Be7
  7. 7.f4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qf3 e5
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bc4 Ng4
  11. 11.Bd2 exf4
  12. 12.Bxf4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Bf6
  14. 14.Bb3 Re8
  15. 15.Rad1 Ne5
  16. 16.Qg3 Ba6
  17. 17.Bxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Bxf7+ Kh8
  19. 19.Bxe8 Qb6+
  20. 20.Qf2 Rxe8
  21. 21.Qxb6 axb6
  22. 22.Rf7 h6
  23. 23.Rc7 c5
  24. 24.Rc6 Bd4+
  25. 25.Kh1 Bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Rxe4
  27. 27.Rxb6 Bc4
  28. 28.a4 Re2
  29. 29.Rbxd6 Rxc2
  30. 30.Ra1 Rxc3
  31. 31.a5

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