Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.9
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b5/1p3pk1/4nr2/1P6/2P5/2Q3P1/P5P1/5RK1 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bc2 c4
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Re1 Qc7
  9. 9.Qe2 g5
  10. 10.d4 cxd3
  11. 11.Bxd3 g4
  12. 12.Nd4 Qxe5
  13. 13.Qd1 Qf6
  14. 14.Be3 h5
  15. 15.Bb5 e5
  16. 16.c4 a6
  17. 17.Nc3 axb5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qg6
  19. 19.Nxb5 Rb8
  20. 20.Ndc7+ Kd8
  21. 21.Bb6 Bb4
  22. 22.Re3 Ke7
  23. 23.Nd5+ Kf8
  24. 24.Bc7 Bc5
  25. 25.Re2 Ra8
  26. 26.Qd2 Kg7
  27. 27.b4 Bd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 exd4
  29. 29.b5 d3
  30. 30.Re3 Nd8
  31. 31.Ne7 Qg5
  32. 32.f4 gxf3
  33. 33.Bg3 Ne6
  34. 34.Nd5 h4
  35. 35.Qc3+ Nf6
  36. 36.Rxf3 hxg3
  37. 37.Rxg3 Rh6
  38. 38.Rf1 Qxg3
  39. 39.hxg3 d2
  40. 40.Nxf6 d1=Q
  41. 41.Rxd1 Rxf6
  42. 42.Rf1

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