Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.14
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/2kN4/1p2K3/8/8/8/2p5/3r4 w - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Bd7
  10. 10.h3 Kc8
  11. 11.b3 h6
  12. 12.Bb2 b6
  13. 13.Ne2 a5
  14. 14.Nf4 a4
  15. 15.e6 Bxe6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rg8
  18. 18.Rxe6 g5
  19. 19.g4 Nd6
  20. 20.Kg2 Kb7
  21. 21.Be5 axb3
  22. 22.axb3 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8 Nxe8
  24. 24.Re1 c5
  25. 25.h4 gxh4
  26. 26.Kh3 Nd6
  27. 27.Nxh4 h5
  28. 28.gxh5 Rg5
  29. 29.Ng6 Bh6
  30. 30.Bf4 Rxh5+
  31. 31.Kg4 Rf5
  32. 32.Bxd6 Rg5+
  33. 33.Kh4 cxd6
  34. 34.Re6 Rg2
  35. 35.Rxd6 Rxf2
  36. 36.c4 Rb2
  37. 37.Ne7 Bf4
  38. 38.Rd7+ Ka8
  39. 39.Nc6 Bb8
  40. 40.Rd8 Kb7
  41. 41.Nxb8 Rxb3
  42. 42.Kg5 Rc3
  43. 43.Rh8 Kc7
  44. 44.Kf5 Rxc4
  45. 45.Ke6 Rd4
  46. 46.Ke5 Rd1
  47. 47.Na6+ Kb7
  48. 48.Nb8 c4
  49. 49.Ke6 c3
  50. 50.Nd7 c2
  51. 51.Rb8+ Kc7

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