Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.13
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/1P5k/1r3p1P/5K2/8/8/6P1/8 b - - 4 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 d6
  9. 9.Bd2 h6
  10. 10.c4 Rb8
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Nxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 Bb7
  15. 15.Ba5 Qd7
  16. 16.d4 c6
  17. 17.dxe5 cxd5
  18. 18.exd5 dxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Qd6
  20. 20.Bc3 b4
  21. 21.Nc4 Qxd5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Be5 Rbc8
  24. 24.Nb6 Rcd8
  25. 25.Bc7 Bxb3
  26. 26.Bxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Rxa6 Bf6
  28. 28.Na4 Bc4
  29. 29.Rxf6 Bxf1
  30. 30.Rb6 Rd1
  31. 31.Kh2 Rd4
  32. 32.Nc5 Rd5
  33. 33.Nb3 Bc4
  34. 34.Rxb4 Bxb3
  35. 35.Rxb3 Rd2
  36. 36.Rb8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Kg3 g5
  38. 38.Kf3 Kg6
  39. 39.Rb6+ f6
  40. 40.Ke3 Rc2
  41. 41.b4 Rb2
  42. 42.Rb8 h5
  43. 43.b5 h4
  44. 44.b6 Kg7
  45. 45.Kf3 Kg6
  46. 46.b7 Kg7
  47. 47.Kg4 Rb4+
  48. 48.Kh5 Rb2
  49. 49.f4 gxf4
  50. 50.Kxh4 Rb4
  51. 51.Kg4 f3+
  52. 52.Kxf3 Rb1
  53. 53.Ke4 Rb2
  54. 54.Kf5 Rb5+
  55. 55.Ke6 Rb6+
  56. 56.Ke7 Rb1
  57. 57.h4 Re1+
  58. 58.Kd6 Rd1+
  59. 59.Ke6 Re1+
  60. 60.Kf5 Rf1+
  61. 61.Kg4 Rb1
  62. 62.h5 Rb4+
  63. 63.Kf5 Rb5+
  64. 64.Kf4 Rb4+
  65. 65.Kf3 Rb3+
  66. 66.Ke4 Rb4+
  67. 67.Kd5 Rb1
  68. 68.h6+ Kh7
  69. 69.Ke6 Rb6+
  70. 70.Kf5

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