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WORLDBASE Game GM Nakamura vs GM Carlsen

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 8
White GM Nakamura, Hikaru
Black GM Carlsen, Magnus
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2810
BlackElo 2840
ECO B40
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
PlyCount 96
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.a3 b6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bb7 8.Nd2 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.O-O Ng6 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Be4 Be7 15.Bxc6 Qxc6 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 O-O 18.Qc2 h6 19.Nf3 Rfd8 20.Rad1 d6 21.Nd4 Qe8 22.exd6 Rxd6 23.Nf3 Rcd8 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 b5 27.Qd4 a6 28.Qd6 Qa8 29.Qd1 e5 30.g3 Qe4 31.h4 Nf8 32.Kg2 Ne6 33.Qe1 Qxe1 34.Nxe1 Nc5 35.Kf3 f5 36.Ke3 Na4 37.Nd3 e4 38.Nb4 Nxb2 39.Nxa6 Nc4+ 40.Kf4 g6 41.h5 Kf7 42.hxg6+ Kxg6 43.Nc7 Nxa3 44.Nd5 Nb1 45.Ne7+ Kf6 46.Nd5+ Kg6 47.Ne7+ Kf6 48.Nd5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2840"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "2016192"] [BlackFideId "1503014"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. a3 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Be4 Be7 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 O-O 18. Qc2 h6 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Rad1 d6 21. Nd4 Qe8 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Nf3 Rcd8 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 b5 27. Qd4 a6 28. Qd6 Qa8 29. Qd1 e5 30. g3 Qe4 31. h4 Nf8 32. Kg2 Ne6 33. Qe1 Qxe1 34. Nxe1 Nc5 35. Kf3 f5 36. Ke3 Na4 37. Nd3 e4 38. Nb4 Nxb2 39. Nxa6 Nc4+ 40. Kf4 g6 41. h5 Kf7 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Nc7 Nxa3 44. Nd5 Nb1 45. Ne7+ Kf6 46. Nd5+ Kg6 47. Ne7+ Kf6 48. Nd5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2
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