Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 11.2
Date 2019.12.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

6k1/2p2pp1/7p/1p1bP3/1P1P4/6PP/2B5/6K1 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.d4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 b5
  9. 9.Bc2 d6
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bb7
  13. 13.dxe5 Bxe3
  14. 14.exf6 Bxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 Qxf6
  16. 16.a4 Ne5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.f4 Qe7
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Qf6
  21. 21.axb5 Rxe5
  22. 22.fxe5 Qb6+
  23. 23.Qd4 Qxd4+
  24. 24.cxd4 axb5
  25. 25.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  26. 26.b4 Bd5
  27. 27.g3

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