Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Casablanca Chess 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Casablanca Chess 2024
Site Casablanca MAR
Round 3.1
Date 2024.05.18
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B45)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3kp1/p4p2/3q3b/8/2P1r3/PP6/R1K3Q1 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.h4 a6
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 e5
  11. 11.Qd1 Be6
  12. 12.Nd5 Rc8
  13. 13.c3 Nf6
  14. 14.Nxe7 Kxe7
  15. 15.g5 Ng4
  16. 16.Bc1 hxg5
  17. 17.Bf3 Qd7
  18. 18.Rg1 Nh2
  19. 19.Bxg5+ f6
  20. 20.Be3 Rcg8
  21. 21.h5 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Qxf3 Qb5
  23. 23.Bc1 Bf7
  24. 24.Rh1 Qa4
  25. 25.Qe2 d5
  26. 26.exd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Rh2 Qc6
  28. 28.f4 Bf3
  29. 29.Qe3 Rxh5
  30. 30.Rxh5 Bxh5
  31. 31.fxe5 Re8
  32. 32.Qg1 Kf7
  33. 33.Be3 Rxe5
  34. 34.Kd2 Qd5+
  35. 35.Kc1 Rxe3

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