Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.16
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/3R4/1BP5/1P4K1/4k3/4Q3 b - - 4 65

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 Ne7
  13. 13.Ne2 Ng6
  14. 14.Rfe1 c5
  15. 15.h4 Bg4
  16. 16.Nh2 Bxe2
  17. 17.Rxe2 Nf4
  18. 18.Re4 Ne6
  19. 19.h5 Be7
  20. 20.f4 g6
  21. 21.hxg6 fxg6
  22. 22.g4 Rf8
  23. 23.Rf1 Ng7
  24. 24.e6 Ne8
  25. 25.f5 gxf5
  26. 26.gxf5 h5
  27. 27.Ref4 Nf6
  28. 28.Rh4 Rg8+
  29. 29.Kh1 Rg5
  30. 30.Rhf4 b6
  31. 31.Nf3 Rg8
  32. 32.Ne5 Bd6
  33. 33.Ng6 Bxf4
  34. 34.Ne7+ Kb7
  35. 35.Nxg8 Rxg8
  36. 36.Rxf4 Nd5
  37. 37.Rf3 Re8
  38. 38.c4 Ne7
  39. 39.f6 Ng6
  40. 40.Rg3 Nf8
  41. 41.e7 Nd7
  42. 42.Re3 Nxf6
  43. 43.Bxf6 Kc6
  44. 44.Rd3 h4
  45. 45.Rd8 Rxe7
  46. 46.Bxe7 h3
  47. 47.Kh2 a6
  48. 48.Kxh3 b5
  49. 49.Kg4 b4
  50. 50.Rd5 a5
  51. 51.Rxc5+ Kd7
  52. 52.Bf6 c6
  53. 53.Rxa5 Kd6
  54. 54.Bd4 c5
  55. 55.Bxc5+ Ke5
  56. 56.Bxb4+ Ke4
  57. 57.Rd5 Ke3
  58. 58.Kg3 Ke4
  59. 59.a4 Ke3
  60. 60.a5 Ke4
  61. 61.a6 Ke3
  62. 62.a7 Ke2
  63. 63.a8=Q Kf1
  64. 64.Qa1+ Ke2
  65. 65.Qe1#

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