Michael Adams vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.2
Date 2015.09.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/p5R1/r7/8/4b3/8/1B3P2/5K2 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Ne2 b6
  12. 12.Rd1 Ba6
  13. 13.Nf4 Bb7
  14. 14.a4 Be7
  15. 15.e6 Bd6
  16. 16.exf7+ Kxf7
  17. 17.Ng5+ Kf6
  18. 18.Ne4+ Kf7
  19. 19.Ng5+ Kf6
  20. 20.Ne4+ Kf7
  21. 21.a5 c5
  22. 22.Nxd6+ cxd6
  23. 23.c4 Ba6
  24. 24.b3 b5
  25. 25.cxb5 Bxb5
  26. 26.b4 cxb4
  27. 27.Rb1 Rac8
  28. 28.Rxb4 Rc5
  29. 29.Bb2 Bc6
  30. 30.a6 Ra5
  31. 31.Ne2 Re8
  32. 32.Nd4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Rbxd4 Rg5
  34. 34.Rf4+ Kg8
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 Re4
  37. 37.Rxe4 Bxe4
  38. 38.Rxd6 Rxg4+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rg6
  40. 40.Rd7 Rxa6
  41. 41.Rxg7+ Kf8

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