Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2021.09.29
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/K7/2R5/4k3/2p5/8/8/8 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.d4 f6
  11. 11.dxe5 fxe5
  12. 12.Qe2 Qe7
  13. 13.a4 Rf7
  14. 14.h3 Raf8
  15. 15.Rad1 h6
  16. 16.Nh2 c5
  17. 17.Nc4 Rf6
  18. 18.Qd3 Qf7
  19. 19.f3 h5
  20. 20.Nxd6 cxd6
  21. 21.Qe3 Qe7
  22. 22.Qg5 Re8
  23. 23.Rf2 Bf7
  24. 24.Nf1 Nf8
  25. 25.Qd2 Ng6
  26. 26.Ne3 Nh4
  27. 27.Kh2 Kh7
  28. 28.Rdf1 Ng6
  29. 29.Nf5 Qf8
  30. 30.f4 Nxf4
  31. 31.Rxf4 exf4
  32. 32.Bxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Qxd6 Qxd6
  34. 34.Nxd6 Re7
  35. 35.Rxf4 Kg6
  36. 36.Kg3 Be6
  37. 37.Rf3 b6
  38. 38.Kf4 h4
  39. 39.g4 hxg3
  40. 40.Rxg3+ Kh7
  41. 41.h4 Rd7
  42. 42.e5 fxe5+
  43. 43.Kxe5 Bg8
  44. 44.Nf5 Kh8
  45. 45.c4 Rd1
  46. 46.Ne7 Bh7
  47. 47.Nd5 Rh1
  48. 48.Nf6 Rxh4
  49. 49.Nxh7 Kxh7
  50. 50.Kd6 Rh6+
  51. 51.Kc7 Rf6
  52. 52.Kb7 Rf7+
  53. 53.Ka6 Rc7
  54. 54.Rd3 Kg6
  55. 55.Rd8 Re7
  56. 56.Rb8 Kf5
  57. 57.Rb7 Re3
  58. 58.Kxa7 Rxb3
  59. 59.a5 Rb4
  60. 60.a6 Ke5
  61. 61.Rxb6 Rxc4
  62. 62.Kb7 Ra4
  63. 63.a7 Rxa7+
  64. 64.Kxa7 c4
  65. 65.Rc6

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