Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.5
Date 2023.09.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

3b4/8/7k/p1p1p2p/P3Pp1P/2P4K/4B3/8 b - - 5 44

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 h6
  13. 13.h3 Re8
  14. 14.a4 Be6
  15. 15.Ng3 Bf8
  16. 16.Nh2 d5
  17. 17.exd5 Qxd5
  18. 18.Nhf1 b4
  19. 19.Ne3 Qd7
  20. 20.Nc4 Bxc4
  21. 21.dxc4 Qxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Na5
  24. 24.Nf1 Nxc4
  25. 25.Ne3 Nxe3
  26. 26.Bxe3 Red8
  27. 27.Bd3 Nd5
  28. 28.Rac1 Nxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 a5
  30. 30.Bb5 Be7
  31. 31.Kf2 g6
  32. 32.Ke2 Kg7
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Rd1 Bd6
  35. 35.g4 f5
  36. 36.gxf5 gxf5
  37. 37.e4 f4
  38. 38.Kf3 Kf6
  39. 39.h4 h5
  40. 40.Bc4 Be7
  41. 41.Rxd8 Bxd8
  42. 42.Kg2 Kg6
  43. 43.Kh3 Kh6
  44. 44.Be2

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