Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.42
Date 2020.08.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k4/1p2p1p1/1P2Pp1p/2K2P1P/6P1/8 w - - 8 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  10. 10.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Be3 Bc5
  12. 12.Ke2 Bxe3
  13. 13.Kxe3 Ke7
  14. 14.Rd1 Rhd8
  15. 15.Na3 Nc5
  16. 16.Nc4 Ke6
  17. 17.b3 b6
  18. 18.Nb2 a5
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.Rd1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Nxd1 f5
  22. 22.f3 f4+
  23. 23.Ke2 g5
  24. 24.Nf2 h5
  25. 25.Nd3 Kd6
  26. 26.Nxc5 Kxc5
  27. 27.Kd3 Kb5
  28. 28.a3 c6
  29. 29.c4+ Kc5
  30. 30.Kc3 b5
  31. 31.b4+ axb4+
  32. 32.axb4+ Kd6
  33. 33.cxb5 cxb5
  34. 34.h3 h4
  35. 35.Kc2 Ke6
  36. 36.Kc3 Kd6
  37. 37.Kc2 Ke6
  38. 38.Kc3 Kd6

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