Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.3
Date 2021.09.29
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/8/6P1/1p3RKP/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 61

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.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qe7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.d4 O-O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Qe6
  13. 13.c4 Bxf3
  14. 14.Nxf3 Qxc4
  15. 15.dxe5 Bxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Qb5
  17. 17.Nxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.Qb3 Rd7
  19. 19.Rac1 Qe6
  20. 20.Qxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Bg3 b6
  22. 22.Rc6 Re8
  23. 23.Be5 Kb7
  24. 24.Rec1 Ree7
  25. 25.f3 Ne8
  26. 26.h4 h5
  27. 27.Kh2 g6
  28. 28.Kg3 Rd2
  29. 29.R6c2 Rxc2
  30. 30.Rxc2 Rf7
  31. 31.b4 a6
  32. 32.a4 Rf8
  33. 33.b5 axb5
  34. 34.axb5 Kc8
  35. 35.Ra2 Kd7
  36. 36.Ra8 Rf7
  37. 37.Ra1 Rf8
  38. 38.Kf2 Nd6
  39. 39.Bxd6 Kxd6
  40. 40.Rd1+ Ke7
  41. 41.Ke3 Ra8
  42. 42.Rc1 Kd7
  43. 43.Kf4 Ra2
  44. 44.g4 Ra3
  45. 45.Rf1 Ke7
  46. 46.Kg5 Kf7
  47. 47.Kh6 Rc3
  48. 48.g5 Rd3
  49. 49.Rc1 Rd7
  50. 50.Rc6 Re7
  51. 51.f4 Rd7
  52. 52.f5 gxf5
  53. 53.exf5 exf5
  54. 54.Rf6+ Kg8
  55. 55.Rxf5 Rd6+
  56. 56.Kxh5 c6
  57. 57.bxc6 Rxc6
  58. 58.g6 Rc8
  59. 59.Kg5 Rb8
  60. 60.h5 b5

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