Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 15
Date 2016.10.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k1Q3/1p1n3p/pP1q2p1/3B1p2/1P6/6PK/5P1P/8 b - - 12 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxe5
  9. 9.Rxe5 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.g3 Nd6
  17. 17.Bh3 f5
  18. 18.d3 Qd7
  19. 19.Qh5 Rce8
  20. 20.Bf4 g6
  21. 21.Qf3 Nf7
  22. 22.Bd2 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Re8
  24. 24.Qd1 Kg8
  25. 25.a4 a6
  26. 26.a5 Qd8
  27. 27.b4 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Qxe1 Ne5
  29. 29.Qe2 d4
  30. 30.Bg2 Qd7
  31. 31.Bf4 Nf7
  32. 32.Bd2 Nd8
  33. 33.c4 dxc3
  34. 34.Bxc3 Ne6
  35. 35.d4 Bd8
  36. 36.d5 cxd5
  37. 37.Qe5 d4
  38. 38.Bd5 Kf7
  39. 39.Bxd4 Be7
  40. 40.Qg7+ Ke8
  41. 41.Qg8+ Nf8
  42. 42.Qf7+ Kd8
  43. 43.Bb6+ Kc8
  44. 44.Bb3 Bd6
  45. 45.Qc4+ Qc6
  46. 46.Qd4 Bc7
  47. 47.Qg7 Bxb6
  48. 48.axb6 Qc1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Qc6+
  50. 50.Kh3 Qd6
  51. 51.Bd5 Nd7
  52. 52.Qg8+ Nf8
  53. 53.Qf7 Nd7
  54. 54.Qe8#

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