Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.73
Date 2020.08.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4nk1/1bp2p1p/6pP/1p2Q3/4P1P1/1P2BP2/3R1K2/1q6 b - - 0 31

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.h3 Nd7
  8. 8.Nc4 a5
  9. 9.g4 Re8
  10. 10.Rg1 a4
  11. 11.Ne3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Bxe3 Nf8
  13. 13.h4 Qd6
  14. 14.Qd2 c5
  15. 15.h5 b5
  16. 16.Nh4 Qc6
  17. 17.Nf5 c4
  18. 18.Qb4 a3
  19. 19.b3 cxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Qc2
  21. 21.h6 g6
  22. 22.Rc1 Qxd3
  23. 23.Rd1 Qc2
  24. 24.Ng7 Bb7
  25. 25.Nxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26.f3 Qxa2
  27. 27.Rd2 Qb1+
  28. 28.Kf2 a2
  29. 29.Qc3 Ra8
  30. 30.Rxb1 axb1=Q
  31. 31.Qxe5

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