Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.26
Date 2020.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k5r/p1pR2p1/1p1b1p2/5P2/q2BQ1P1/8/PP3P2/1K6 w - - 5 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bd6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.Nc4 Nd7
  9. 9.Ne3 Nf8
  10. 10.Nf5 Ne6
  11. 11.g4 Bg6
  12. 12.Be3 c5
  13. 13.c3 Qd7
  14. 14.Qc2 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O f6
  16. 16.Kb1 Kb8
  17. 17.d4 cxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 exd4
  19. 19.N3xd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Bxf5
  21. 21.exf5 h5
  22. 22.Rhd1 hxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 Qe7
  24. 24.Qa4 b6
  25. 25.Qc6 Be5
  26. 26.Rd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Rxd7 Qb4
  28. 28.Bd4 Bd6
  29. 29.Qe4 Qa4

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