Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.11
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3n1Q1k/2q2p1p/p3pPr1/2p5/3p1P2/2P2b2/PPB2RPP/R5K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 e6
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Qc7
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Qe2 Ne7
  9. 9.Nc3 d5
  10. 10.Bb3 d4
  11. 11.Nb1 c5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nc4 Be7
  14. 14.Qg4 O-O
  15. 15.Bh6 Bf6
  16. 16.f4 Kh8
  17. 17.e5 gxh6
  18. 18.exf6 Rg8
  19. 19.Qh5 Bb7
  20. 20.Rf2 Nb4
  21. 21.Ne5 Raf8
  22. 22.Qxh6 Nc6
  23. 23.Nf3 Nd8
  24. 24.c3 Bxf3
  25. 25.Bc2 Rg6
  26. 26.Qxf8+

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