Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.36
Date 2022.12.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/2p2p2/2p3r1/p2pPq1p/P2B1P1p/4R2P/1PP1Q2K/5R2 b - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.dxe5 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 d5
  8. 8.Re1 Nc5
  9. 9.h3 Ne6
  10. 10.Nb3 a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Nfd4 Qd7
  13. 13.Be3 Re8
  14. 14.Nxe6 Qxe6
  15. 15.Bc5 Bd8
  16. 16.Nd4 Qg6
  17. 17.Qd3 Bd7
  18. 18.f4 Bh4
  19. 19.Re3 a5
  20. 20.a4 Bc8
  21. 21.Qc3 Bf5
  22. 22.Nxf5 Qxf5
  23. 23.Rf1 h5
  24. 24.Bd4 Re6
  25. 25.Qd3 g6
  26. 26.Qe2 g5
  27. 27.g3 Rg6
  28. 28.gxh4 gxh4+
  29. 29.Kh2

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