Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 129 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.20
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 129
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Final Position

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

6n1/7K/5k2/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 130

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nge7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Qc8
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nbd2 O-O
  13. 13.Qe2 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Be6
  15. 15.Bb3 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Ng6
  17. 17.Bxe6 Qxe6
  18. 18.Qc4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Red1 Bf8
  20. 20.Ne1 b5
  21. 21.Qxe6 Rxe6
  22. 22.Nb3 Rb8
  23. 23.f3 Nf4
  24. 24.Kf1 a5
  25. 25.Bf2 a4
  26. 26.Nc1 Na5
  27. 27.Ncd3 Ng6
  28. 28.Rab1 Rc6
  29. 29.Nc2 Nc4
  30. 30.Ncb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.cxb4 Rd8
  32. 32.Nc5 Rcd6
  33. 33.Ke1 Nf4
  34. 34.Rxd6 cxd6
  35. 35.b3 dxc5
  36. 36.bxc4 Nd3+
  37. 37.Ke2 bxc4
  38. 38.Bxc5 c3
  39. 39.Be3 c2
  40. 40.Ra1 Nxb4
  41. 41.Rc1 Rc8
  42. 42.Kd2 Nxa2
  43. 43.Rxc2 Rxc2+
  44. 44.Kxc2 Nb4+
  45. 45.Kc3 a3
  46. 46.Bd2 Nc6
  47. 47.Kb3 f6
  48. 48.Kxa3 Kf7
  49. 49.Kb3 h5
  50. 50.Kc4 h4
  51. 51.Be3 Ke6
  52. 52.Kc5 Ne7
  53. 53.Kc4 Ng6
  54. 54.Kd3 Kd6
  55. 55.Kc4 Kc6
  56. 56.Kb4 Nf8
  57. 57.Kc4 Ne6
  58. 58.Kb4 Kd6
  59. 59.Kc4 Kc6
  60. 60.Kb4 Kd7
  61. 61.Kc4 Kd6
  62. 62.Kb4 Ng7
  63. 63.Kc4 Nh5
  64. 64.Bc5+ Kd7
  65. 65.Be3 Ke6
  66. 66.Kd3 Kd6
  67. 67.Kc4 Kc6
  68. 68.Kb4 Ng7
  69. 69.Kc4 Ne8
  70. 70.Kb4 Nc7
  71. 71.Kc4 Na6
  72. 72.Bc1 Kd7
  73. 73.Ba3 Nc7
  74. 74.Bc5 Ke6
  75. 75.Bb6 Ne8
  76. 76.Bc5 f5
  77. 77.exf5+ Kxf5
  78. 78.Kd3 Nf6
  79. 79.Be3 Nd5
  80. 80.Ke2 Nc7
  81. 81.Kf2 Nd5
  82. 82.Bd2 Nf6
  83. 83.g4+ Kg6
  84. 84.Ke3 Kf7
  85. 85.Kd3 Kg6
  86. 86.Bc3 Nd7
  87. 87.Ke4 Kf6
  88. 88.Kd5 Nb6+
  89. 89.Kc6 Nc4
  90. 90.Kc5 Ne3
  91. 91.Bd2 Nf1
  92. 92.Bc1 Nh2
  93. 93.Kd5 Nxf3
  94. 94.Be3 Ne1
  95. 95.Bb6 Nd3
  96. 96.Bd8+ Kg6
  97. 97.Ke4 Nf2+
  98. 98.Kxe5 Nxh3
  99. 99.Ke4 Nf4
  100. 100.Kf3 Nd3
  101. 101.Bc7 Kf6
  102. 102.Bd8+ Kg6
  103. 103.Bc7 Nc5
  104. 104.Bd6 Nd7
  105. 105.Ke4 Kf6
  106. 106.Bc7 Nc5+
  107. 107.Kf3 Ne6
  108. 108.Ba5 Kg6
  109. 109.Bb4 Nf4
  110. 110.Be7 Nd3
  111. 111.Bd6 Kf6
  112. 112.Ke4 Ke6
  113. 113.Bc7 Nc5+
  114. 114.Kf3 Kd5
  115. 115.Bd8 Ne6
  116. 116.Bf6 Kc4
  117. 117.Ke4 h3
  118. 118.Kf3 Kd3
  119. 119.Kg3 Ke4
  120. 120.Kxh3 Kf3
  121. 121.Bxg5 Nxg5+
  122. 122.Kh4 Ne4
  123. 123.Kh5 Kf4
  124. 124.g5 Kf5
  125. 125.g6 Kf6
  126. 126.Kh6 Nd6
  127. 127.g7 Nf5+
  128. 128.Kh7 Ne7
  129. 129.g8=Q Nxg8

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