Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.23
Date 2022.12.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

4rk2/pp1q1ppp/2p2b2/3p4/3P1B2/2P1Q1P1/PP3P1P/4R1K1 w - - 9 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Bf4 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Ne8
  13. 13.c3 d5
  14. 14.Nd2 Bf5
  15. 15.Qe3 c6
  16. 16.Re1 Nd6
  17. 17.Qg3 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Qd7
  21. 21.Qe3 Kf8
  22. 22.g3 Re8
  23. 23.Bd6+ Be7
  24. 24.Bf4 Bf6
  25. 25.Bd6+ Be7
  26. 26.Bf4 Bf6

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