Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.25
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q4Q/3r1pp1/p2kpb2/4nq2/1B6/2P3R1/P4PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 36

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 Nge7
  7. 7.Be3 Nxd4
  8. 8.Bxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 b5
  10. 10.Bb3 Bb7
  11. 11.c3 Qc7
  12. 12.Nd2 Be7
  13. 13.Qh5 Qe5
  14. 14.Qe2 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Rac8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Qc7
  17. 17.Nf3 Na5
  18. 18.Bc2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 d6
  20. 20.h4 h6
  21. 21.Rd3 Rfd8
  22. 22.h5 Bf6
  23. 23.Nd4 d5
  24. 24.Rg3 dxe4
  25. 25.Bxh6 Kf8
  26. 26.Bc1 Nxb2
  27. 27.Bxe4 Bxe4
  28. 28.Qxe4 Nc4
  29. 29.h6 Qe5
  30. 30.h7 Ke7
  31. 31.Qb7+ Rd7
  32. 32.Nf5+ Qxf5
  33. 33.Qxc8 Ne5
  34. 34.h8=Q Kd6
  35. 35.Ba3+ b4
  36. 36.Bxb4+

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