Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.12
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1P3k2/2R3p1/4p2p/4P2P/2p3P1/1r6/2K5 w - - 11 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Ba4 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.c3 Bf8
  8. 8.Re1 a6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 d6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bd7
  12. 12.d4 b5
  13. 13.Bc2 g6
  14. 14.d5 Na5
  15. 15.b4 Nb7
  16. 16.a4 Be7
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Qe2 c6
  20. 20.dxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Bb3 Kg7
  22. 22.Qd3 Rc8
  23. 23.Bd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 Qb6
  25. 25.Ra3 Nd8
  26. 26.Nf1 Ne6
  27. 27.Ne3 Nc7
  28. 28.Qd3 Red8
  29. 29.g3 Qb7
  30. 30.Rd1 Bg5
  31. 31.Nd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Qxd5 Qxd5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rc4
  34. 34.Rxb5 Rdc8
  35. 35.Kg2 Rxc3
  36. 36.Rxc3 Rxc3
  37. 37.h4 Bc1
  38. 38.Rd5 Rc4
  39. 39.b5 Ba3
  40. 40.Rd3 Bc5
  41. 41.Nd2 Rc2
  42. 42.Kf1 f5
  43. 43.f3 Kf6
  44. 44.Nb3 Rb2
  45. 45.Nxc5 dxc5
  46. 46.Rd6+ Kf7
  47. 47.b6 fxe4
  48. 48.fxe4 h5
  49. 49.Rc6 c4
  50. 50.Ke1 c3
  51. 51.Kd1 Kg7
  52. 52.Kc1 Kf7
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kf6
  54. 54.b7 Ke6
  55. 55.Rc6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rc7+ Kf6
  57. 57.Rc6+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rc7+ Kf6
  59. 59.Rc6+ Kf7

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