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 5.23
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k3p1/P2nKp2/8/8/5NP1/7P/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Qc7
  7. 7.Nb3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bd3 b5
  9. 9.e5 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O Ne7
  13. 13.Bxb7 Qxb7
  14. 14.Be3 Nf5
  15. 15.Bf2 h5
  16. 16.Qd3 Be7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rc8
  18. 18.Rd2 O-O
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rc7
  20. 20.Qe2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Qxh5 Rxc2
  22. 22.Rxd7 Qe4
  23. 23.R7d2 Qxf4
  24. 24.Qe2 Rxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 a5
  26. 26.g3 Qg5
  27. 27.Nxa5 Rc1+
  28. 28.Rd1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Qxd1 Ne3
  30. 30.Qd2 Ng4
  31. 31.Qxg5 Bxg5
  32. 32.Bd4 Be3+
  33. 33.Bxe3 Nxe3
  34. 34.Nc6 Nd5
  35. 35.a4 bxa3
  36. 36.bxa3 Kf8
  37. 37.a4 Ke8
  38. 38.a5 Kd7
  39. 39.Nd4 Nb4
  40. 40.Kf2 Nd3+
  41. 41.Ke3 Nxe5
  42. 42.a6 Kc7
  43. 43.Ke4 Nc4
  44. 44.Nf3 Nd6+
  45. 45.Ke5 f6+
  46. 46.Kxe6

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