Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.8
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4qk1/5p2/p1b1r1n1/P2p1NQ1/4P3/1B3N1P/5bP1/R4R1K b - - 4 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Ba4 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.c3 h6
  8. 8.h3 Bb6
  9. 9.Nbd2 a6
  10. 10.Re1 Ba7
  11. 11.Nf1 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 Ng6
  13. 13.Ng3 b5
  14. 14.Bc2 c5
  15. 15.a4 Bb7
  16. 16.Be3 b4
  17. 17.a5 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 cxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Bc6
  20. 20.Qd2 Re8
  21. 21.Bxh6 gxh6
  22. 22.Qxh6 Qe7
  23. 23.Bb3 d5
  24. 24.dxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Nf5 Bxf2+
  26. 26.Kh1 Qf8
  27. 27.Qxf6 Re6
  28. 28.Qg5+ Ng6
  29. 29.Rf1

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