Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.13
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/7B/8/3bK3/2k5/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.f4 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.e5 Ne4
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.dxc5 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd2 Nxd2
  10. 10.Nxd2 Qxc5
  11. 11.Bd3 Qe3+
  12. 12.Ne2 Bc5
  13. 13.Rf1 Nd4
  14. 14.Nb3 Nxe2
  15. 15.Qxe2 Bb6
  16. 16.Qxe3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Ke2 Bb6
  18. 18.c4 dxc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Bd7
  20. 20.Bd3 Ke7
  21. 21.Rac1 Rhd8
  22. 22.g3 Rac8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxc1
  25. 25.Nxc1 Bc6
  26. 26.Nb3 h6
  27. 27.Nd2 f6
  28. 28.Be4 Bb5+
  29. 29.Bd3 Bd7
  30. 30.Be4 fxe5
  31. 31.fxe5 Bd4
  32. 32.Nf3 Bb5+
  33. 33.Kd2 Bxb2
  34. 34.Bxb7 a5
  35. 35.Kc2 Ba3
  36. 36.Be4 Bc4
  37. 37.Kb1 Kd7
  38. 38.g4 g5
  39. 39.h4 gxh4
  40. 40.Nxh4 Bc5
  41. 41.Nf3 a4
  42. 42.g5 hxg5
  43. 43.Nxg5 a3
  44. 44.Nf3 Be3
  45. 45.Bc2 Be2
  46. 46.Ne1 Bd4
  47. 47.Ba4+ Kc7
  48. 48.Nc2 Bb2
  49. 49.Bb3 Bg4
  50. 50.Ne3 Bh3
  51. 51.Kc2 Bxe5
  52. 52.Nc4 Bd6
  53. 53.Nxd6 Kxd6
  54. 54.Kc3 Kc5
  55. 55.Bc2 e5
  56. 56.Kb3 Kd4
  57. 57.Kxa3 Kc3
  58. 58.Bg6 Bf1
  59. 59.Ka4 Bd3
  60. 60.Bh5 e4
  61. 61.Ka5 e3
  62. 62.Kb6 Kb4
  63. 63.a3+ Kxa3
  64. 64.Kc5 Kb3
  65. 65.Kd4 Kc2
  66. 66.Kxe3

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