Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2021.05.27
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4R3/3R2p1/5pk1/4pn2/8/7r/5K2 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.c4 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc7
  11. 11.Bb3 b6
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.f3 Rac8
  14. 14.Rac1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qb8
  16. 16.Ba4 Rc7
  17. 17.b4 Rec8
  18. 18.Bb3 b5
  19. 19.Ncxb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nxb5 h5
  21. 21.a4 h4
  22. 22.a5 h3
  23. 23.Ra1 hxg2
  24. 24.Nxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.b5 Ba8
  26. 26.Rdb1 d5
  27. 27.b6 Qe5
  28. 28.f4 Qc3
  29. 29.Qe1 Qd3
  30. 30.Ba4 Nc5
  31. 31.a6 Nxa6
  32. 32.b7 Bxb7
  33. 33.Rxb7 Bc5
  34. 34.Rb3 Qxc4
  35. 35.Bxc5 Nxc5
  36. 36.Rb4 Qf1+
  37. 37.Qxf1 gxf1=Q+
  38. 38.Kxf1 Nd3
  39. 39.Rd4 dxe4
  40. 40.f5 exf5
  41. 41.Bd7 Nxd7
  42. 42.Rxd7 Rc2
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Re8 Kg6
  45. 45.Ree7 Kg5
  46. 46.Rxf7 g6
  47. 47.Rd6 Rxh2
  48. 48.Rg7 Nf4
  49. 49.Re7

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