Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.33
Date 2020.08.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k3p/2b2BpP/p1p5/Pp2PK2/1P1P4/2P5/8 w - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Qe2 Re8
  8. 8.Nc4 Nd7
  9. 9.h4 a5
  10. 10.h5 b5
  11. 11.Ne3 Nf8
  12. 12.Bd2 Ne6
  13. 13.a4 b4
  14. 14.b3 Ba6
  15. 15.g3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Bxe3 f5
  17. 17.Rh4 f4
  18. 18.Bd2 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rc1 fxg3
  21. 21.fxg3 Qg1+
  22. 22.Qf1 Qxg3+
  23. 23.Qf2 Qxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Re6
  25. 25.Rg1 Rf8+
  26. 26.Ke1 Bc8
  27. 27.h6 g6
  28. 28.Bg5 Ree8
  29. 29.Rh2 Rf3
  30. 30.Rf2 Rxf2
  31. 31.Kxf2 Rf8+
  32. 32.Ke3 Kf7
  33. 33.Rf1+ Ke8
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  35. 35.Bd8 c5
  36. 36.Bxc7 Ke7
  37. 37.Bxe5 Kd7
  38. 38.Bf6 Bb7
  39. 39.Kf4 Bc6

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