Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 101 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 101
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/5P1R/6K1/7P/6p1/8/8/8 b - - 0 101

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 O-O
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Nd2 Bg7
  13. 13.Nf3 Bxa4
  14. 14.Qxa4 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 c6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc7
  17. 17.Bg3 Rad8
  18. 18.h4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qb3 Nc8
  20. 20.h5 Qb6
  21. 21.Qc2 g5
  22. 22.Nd4 Ne7
  23. 23.Qb3 Qxb3
  24. 24.Nxb3 Nc8
  25. 25.Na5 Rd7
  26. 26.f3 Red8
  27. 27.Nc4 b5
  28. 28.Ne3 Ne7
  29. 29.Rd3 d5
  30. 30.Red1 d4
  31. 31.b4 a5
  32. 32.a3 f5
  33. 33.Nxf5 Nxf5
  34. 34.exf5 axb4
  35. 35.cxb4 Ra8
  36. 36.Bf2 Kf7
  37. 37.Kf1 Be5
  38. 38.g4 Rad8
  39. 39.Rc1 Rd6
  40. 40.Re1 Bf6
  41. 41.Re4 Rd5
  42. 42.Ke2 c5
  43. 43.bxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.Be1 Rc2+
  45. 45.Bd2 Ra2
  46. 46.Re6 Ra8
  47. 47.Rb3 Ra5
  48. 48.Rb6 R5xa3
  49. 49.Rxa3 Rxa3
  50. 50.Rb7+ Ke8
  51. 51.Rxb5 Ra2
  52. 52.Kd3 Kf7
  53. 53.Rb7+ Kg8
  54. 54.Bb4 Rf2
  55. 55.Ke4 Re2+
  56. 56.Kd5 d3
  57. 57.Rd7 d2
  58. 58.Kc6 Re3
  59. 59.Rxd2 Rxf3
  60. 60.Rd6 Kf7
  61. 61.Rd7+ Kg8
  62. 62.Kd5 Re3
  63. 63.Bd6 Re1
  64. 64.Rb7 Re2
  65. 65.Rb8+ Kf7
  66. 66.Rb7+ Kg8
  67. 67.Ra7 Re1
  68. 68.Bb4 Re5+
  69. 69.Kd6 Re4
  70. 70.Bc5 Re1
  71. 71.Kd5 Re5+
  72. 72.Kc6 Re4
  73. 73.Kd5 Re5+
  74. 74.Kd6 Re4
  75. 75.Rd7 Re1
  76. 76.Kc6 Re4
  77. 77.Kd5 Re5+
  78. 78.Kd6 Re4
  79. 79.Rb7 Re1
  80. 80.Rb4 Be7+
  81. 81.Kd5 Bf6
  82. 82.Bd4 Rd1
  83. 83.Ke4 Re1+
  84. 84.Kf3 Bxd4
  85. 85.Rxd4 Kg7
  86. 86.Rd7+ Kg8
  87. 87.Rd6 Kg7
  88. 88.Rg6+ Kh7
  89. 89.Re6 Rf1+
  90. 90.Ke4 Rf4+
  91. 91.Ke5 Rxg4
  92. 92.Kf6 Ra4
  93. 93.Re7+ Kh8
  94. 94.Kg6 Ra8
  95. 95.f6 Rg8+
  96. 96.Kxh6 Rf8
  97. 97.Rh7+ Kg8
  98. 98.Rg7+ Kh8
  99. 99.Kg6 g4
  100. 100.Rh7+ Kg8
  101. 101.f7+

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