Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2021.09.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/p3B2p/4B3/3N4/1b5P/4K1P1/3r4 b - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Nxf2
  12. 12.Rxf2 f6
  13. 13.Nf1 Bxf2+
  14. 14.Kxf2 fxe5
  15. 15.Kg1 Bg4
  16. 16.Ne3 Be6
  17. 17.b3 Kh8
  18. 18.Ba3 Rf4
  19. 19.Bc5 d4
  20. 20.cxd4 exd4
  21. 21.Qd3 Bg8
  22. 22.Nf5 Qd5
  23. 23.Ba3 Re8
  24. 24.Rd1 Rfe4
  25. 25.Ng3 Re3
  26. 26.Qd2 R3e6
  27. 27.Bb2 Rd8
  28. 28.Nxd4 Qc5
  29. 29.Ne4 Qe7
  30. 30.Qe3 Nxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Rxd4
  32. 32.Qxd4 c5
  33. 33.Qc3 c4
  34. 34.bxc4 bxc4
  35. 35.h3 h6
  36. 36.Qxc4 Rb6
  37. 37.Qc3 Bxa2
  38. 38.Ng3 Bg8
  39. 39.Nf5 Qf6
  40. 40.Qxf6 gxf6
  41. 41.Bd4 Rc6
  42. 42.Be4 Re6
  43. 43.Bd5 Re8
  44. 44.Bc6 Re6
  45. 45.Bd7 Re1+
  46. 46.Kf2 Rd1
  47. 47.Ke2 Bb3
  48. 48.Bxf6+ Kh7
  49. 49.Nd4 Kg6
  50. 50.Be5 Kf7
  51. 51.Be6+

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