Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.29
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p7/8/4Q2P/4PnP1/3b1K2/2r5/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.d3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe1 O-O
  10. 10.b3 d5
  11. 11.Bb2 d4
  12. 12.Ne2 Nd7
  13. 13.Ng3 f6
  14. 14.f5 e5
  15. 15.Nh5 Qe8
  16. 16.g4 g6
  17. 17.Ng3 Kh8
  18. 18.Kf2 Qf7
  19. 19.Rg1 b5
  20. 20.h4 c4
  21. 21.fxg6 hxg6
  22. 22.h5 g5
  23. 23.Nf5 Nc5
  24. 24.Qe2 Ne6
  25. 25.Bc1 Rac8
  26. 26.Bd2 Ba3
  27. 27.bxc4 bxc4
  28. 28.Rab1 c3
  29. 29.Bc1 Bxc1
  30. 30.Rgxc1 Nf4
  31. 31.Qd1 Rb8
  32. 32.Rxb8 Rxb8
  33. 33.Rb1 Rb2
  34. 34.Rc1 Qxa2
  35. 35.Kg3 Ba4
  36. 36.Ra1 Bxc2
  37. 37.Qh1 Bxd3
  38. 38.Rxa2 Rxa2
  39. 39.N3xd4 exd4
  40. 40.Nxd4 Rg2+
  41. 41.Kf3 c2
  42. 42.Qa1 Rd2
  43. 43.Nxc2 Rxc2
  44. 44.Qxf6+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qxg5 Kh8
  46. 46.Qe5+

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