Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.22
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q4k1/5rP1/3pQ2p/P2P4/8/5R1P/5P2/6K1 b - - 4 41

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.c4 g6
  7. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
  8. 8.d4 Bg7
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.d5 Bd7
  12. 12.c5 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 f5
  15. 15.Rfc1 fxe4
  16. 16.Qe2 Nf5
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bh6
  18. 18.Bxh6 Nxh6
  19. 19.cxd6 cxd6
  20. 20.Rc3 Nf5
  21. 21.Rac1 Rf7
  22. 22.Qd2 h6
  23. 23.g4 Qh4
  24. 24.gxf5 Qxe4
  25. 25.fxg6 Rf4
  26. 26.Rg3 Qf5
  27. 27.Rc7 Rf8
  28. 28.g7 Rf7
  29. 29.Rxf7 Qxf7
  30. 30.Qc2 Qe8
  31. 31.Qc7 Rf6
  32. 32.Qxb7 e4
  33. 33.Qxa6 e3
  34. 34.Rxe3 Qg6+
  35. 35.Rg3 Qb1+
  36. 36.Qf1 Qxb2
  37. 37.Qe1 Qb8
  38. 38.a4 Rf7
  39. 39.a5 Rb7
  40. 40.Qe6+ Rf7
  41. 41.Rf3

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