Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.31
Date 2020.08.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/6p1/1p3r2/p1p5/PPP3kp/2P5/6K1/8 w - - 0 46

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.Nc4 Nd7
  8. 8.O-O f6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.h4 Qe8
  12. 12.g3 Be7
  13. 13.Ne1 Nc5
  14. 14.Ng2 Be6
  15. 15.b3 Qd7
  16. 16.Qe2 Rae8
  17. 17.f3 Bxc4
  18. 18.dxc4 Qh3
  19. 19.Kf2 Qe6
  20. 20.Kg1 f5
  21. 21.exf5 Qxf5
  22. 22.Rad1 Qh3
  23. 23.Bf2 Bd6
  24. 24.Rfe1 Re7
  25. 25.Qe3 Ref7
  26. 26.f4 exf4
  27. 27.gxf4 Qg4
  28. 28.Qe2 Rxf4
  29. 29.Qxg4 Rxg4
  30. 30.Rd4 Rg6
  31. 31.h5 Rh6
  32. 32.Rh4 Rf5
  33. 33.Be3 Rhxh5
  34. 34.Rxh5 Rxh5
  35. 35.Bf4 Bxf4
  36. 36.Nxf4 Rf5
  37. 37.Ne6 Nxe6
  38. 38.Rxe6 c5
  39. 39.Re7 h5
  40. 40.Rxc7 Kh7
  41. 41.Kg2 Kh6
  42. 42.c3 Rf6
  43. 43.Rc8 Kg5
  44. 44.Rd8 Kg4
  45. 45.b4 h4

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