Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2020.04.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/3q3R/1p2k1p1/1p2Qp2/4pB2/2P2p2/2P3PK/8 b - - 7 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.d4 Bxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 d6
  11. 11.f4 Nc6
  12. 12.Qc3 Ne7
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.e5 Ne4
  15. 15.Qf3 Nc5
  16. 16.Ba2 O-O
  17. 17.Be3 Bb7
  18. 18.Qh3 Ne4
  19. 19.Nc3 Nxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Bd5
  21. 21.f5 Bxa2
  22. 22.Rxa2 dxe5
  23. 23.f6 gxf6
  24. 24.Bh6 Re8
  25. 25.Ra6 Rb6
  26. 26.Rxb6 cxb6
  27. 27.Qg3+ Ng6
  28. 28.h4 f5
  29. 29.h5 f4
  30. 30.hxg6 hxg6
  31. 31.Qg4 Qc8
  32. 32.Qh4 Qc5+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qd6
  34. 34.Bg5 f5
  35. 35.Rf3 e4
  36. 36.Rh3 f3+
  37. 37.Bf4 Qd7
  38. 38.Qh8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rh7+ Ke6
  40. 40.Qe5#

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