Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.19
Date 2022.12.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B98)
Moves 40
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/kpQ5/p2p1P2/1r6/2p1R3/P1P4P/3r2P1/K7 b - - 8 40

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Bc4 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Qb6
  12. 12.Bf2 Qc7
  13. 13.Bb3 Na5
  14. 14.Kb1 O-O-O
  15. 15.f5 Nxb3
  16. 16.cxb3 Kb8
  17. 17.Rc1 Qa5
  18. 18.b4 Qxb4
  19. 19.a3 Qc4
  20. 20.Nd5 exd5
  21. 21.Rxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.h3 Rhe8
  23. 23.Re1 Rc8
  24. 24.Ne2 Bc6
  25. 25.Nc3 Bd8
  26. 26.Bd4 Ba5
  27. 27.Bxf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Qf4 Re5
  29. 29.Qxh6 Bxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Bxe4+
  31. 31.Ka1 Rcc5
  32. 32.Qxf6 Rcd5
  33. 33.Qxf7 Ka7
  34. 34.f6 Rd2
  35. 35.Qc7 Rb5
  36. 36.Rxe4 Rd1+
  37. 37.Ka2 Rd2+
  38. 38.Ka1 Rd1+
  39. 39.Ka2 Rd2+
  40. 40.Ka1

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, or browse all Hikaru Nakamura games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.