Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.27
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

k7/1p6/8/5p2/1r6/p6P/6P1/7K w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.f4 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.d3 Qb6
  9. 9.Bc4 Na5
  10. 10.Ne5 Nxc4
  11. 11.Nxc4 Qc7
  12. 12.f5 Nxe4
  13. 13.dxe4 e5
  14. 14.Ne3 Bc6
  15. 15.f6 g6
  16. 16.Qf3 O-O-O
  17. 17.c4 Rd4
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 c4
  20. 20.Kh1 Bc5
  21. 21.Be3 Rd3
  22. 22.Qg4+ Kb8
  23. 23.Bxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Rac1 Rc8
  25. 25.Qd7 Qc7
  26. 26.Qb5 a6
  27. 27.Qb4 Rd4
  28. 28.Rfe1 Qc5
  29. 29.Qc3 h5
  30. 30.Qg3 Qd6
  31. 31.Qf2 Rd3
  32. 32.Rc2 Rd4
  33. 33.Rcc1 h4
  34. 34.Qxh4 Rd2
  35. 35.Rb1 Ka8
  36. 36.Qg3 c3
  37. 37.bxc3 Rxa2
  38. 38.Qe3 Rc2
  39. 39.Rb6 Qc5
  40. 40.Qxc5 Rxc5
  41. 41.d6 Rd2
  42. 42.h3 Rxc3
  43. 43.Rbb1 Rxd6
  44. 44.Rbd1 Rxd1
  45. 45.Rxd1 Rc6
  46. 46.Rd5 Rxf6
  47. 47.Rxe5 Re6
  48. 48.Rd5 Rxe4
  49. 49.Rd7 f5
  50. 50.Rd6 a5
  51. 51.Rxg6 a4
  52. 52.Rb6 a3
  53. 53.Rb4 Rxb4

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