Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz TB 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz TB 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2019.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

7R/7r/3K2k1/5p2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.h3 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bc2 h6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.a4 Bd7
  13. 13.Nbd2 Ne7
  14. 14.Nf1 a5
  15. 15.bxa5 Rxa5
  16. 16.Be3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Nxe3 Ng6
  18. 18.axb5 Rxb5
  19. 19.Ba4 Rb8
  20. 20.Bxd7 Qxd7
  21. 21.Qc2 Nf4
  22. 22.Kh2 Qb5
  23. 23.Red1 Qb2
  24. 24.Ra2 Qxc2
  25. 25.Rxc2 Rb3
  26. 26.g3 Ne6
  27. 27.Nd2 Rb7
  28. 28.Ndc4 Ra8
  29. 29.Kg2 Ra4
  30. 30.f3 Nd7
  31. 31.d4 f6
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf8
  34. 34.Rdd2 Rb1
  35. 35.d5 Nec5
  36. 36.Ra2 Rc1
  37. 37.Rdc2 Kf7
  38. 38.Ke2 Rxc2+
  39. 39.Rxc2 g6
  40. 40.Rb2 f5
  41. 41.exf5 gxf5
  42. 42.f4 exf4
  43. 43.gxf4 Nf6
  44. 44.Rb8 Nxd5
  45. 45.Nxd6+ cxd6
  46. 46.Nxd5 Ke6
  47. 47.Nb4 Ne4
  48. 48.Kd3 Ra3
  49. 49.Rc8 Kd7
  50. 50.Rh8 Nxc3
  51. 51.Rh7+ Ke6
  52. 52.Rh6+ Kf7
  53. 53.Kc4 Ne2
  54. 54.Nd5 Nxf4
  55. 55.Nxf4 Ra4+
  56. 56.Kd5 Rxf4
  57. 57.Rxh5 Kg6
  58. 58.Rh8 Re4
  59. 59.h5+ Kg5
  60. 60.h6 Rh4
  61. 61.h7 Kg6
  62. 62.Kxd6 Rxh7

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