Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.12.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/2pb2k1/6pp/P7/5K1P/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxb2
  9. 9.Rb1 Qa3
  10. 10.Be2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.f5 exf5
  14. 14.exf5 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 d5
  16. 16.Rb3 Qa5
  17. 17.Kh1 Bb4
  18. 18.a3 Bxc3
  19. 19.Qxc3 Qxc3
  20. 20.Rxc3 Re8
  21. 21.Bd1 Bd7
  22. 22.Bg1 Ne4
  23. 23.Re3 Nd2
  24. 24.Rfe1 Rxe3
  25. 25.Rxe3 Bxf5
  26. 26.Re7 Nc4
  27. 27.Rc7 Rc8
  28. 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  29. 29.Bc5 Bf5
  30. 30.Be2 Bxc2
  31. 31.Bxc4 dxc4
  32. 32.Kg1 f6
  33. 33.Kf2 Be4
  34. 34.Bd4 Kf7
  35. 35.Bc3 g5
  36. 36.g3 Ke6
  37. 37.Ke3 Bd3
  38. 38.Bb2 f5
  39. 39.Bc3 h5
  40. 40.Bb2 Be4
  41. 41.Bc3 Bd5
  42. 42.Ba5 f4+
  43. 43.gxf4 g4
  44. 44.Be1 Kf5
  45. 45.Bg3 c5
  46. 46.Be1 c3
  47. 47.Bxc3 h4
  48. 48.Kf2 Kxf4
  49. 49.Bd2+ Kf5
  50. 50.Bg5 Kxg5

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