Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5ppk/7p/8/6P1/r3BK1P/8/5N2 b - g3 0 43

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.Re1 d6
  9. 9.c3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nf1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng3 Re8
  14. 14.h3 h6
  15. 15.Bb3 Bxb3
  16. 16.axb3 d5
  17. 17.Qe2 Bf8
  18. 18.Nh2 Qd7
  19. 19.Qf3 dxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 Qe6
  21. 21.Nf5 Kh7
  22. 22.Nf1 Rad8
  23. 23.N1e3 a5
  24. 24.Qe2 Qxb3
  25. 25.Ra3 Qe6
  26. 26.Qxb5 Nxe4
  27. 27.Ra4 Nd4
  28. 28.cxd4 exd4
  29. 29.Qxa5 dxe3
  30. 30.Nxe3 Qc6
  31. 31.Qa6 Qxa6
  32. 32.Rxa6 c4
  33. 33.Ra4 c3
  34. 34.bxc3 Nxc3
  35. 35.Rc4 Ne4
  36. 36.Rc2 Bc5
  37. 37.Nf1 Bxf2+
  38. 38.Rxf2 Nxf2
  39. 39.Rxe8 Rxe8
  40. 40.Kxf2 Ra8
  41. 41.Be3 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Ra3
  43. 43.g4

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