Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Grischuk

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 14.2
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1p3p2/2p1pQp1/1nP4P/1P1P1R1P/8/r3qPBK/8 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.Nf5 Bf6
  15. 15.Nd6 Ne6
  16. 16.d3 Qc7
  17. 17.Nxc8 Raxc8
  18. 18.g3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rb1 g6
  20. 20.Bg2 a5
  21. 21.a3 h5
  22. 22.b4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Bd4
  24. 24.Be3 Qd6
  25. 25.Qd2 Bxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Nd4
  27. 27.Rbe1 Re6
  28. 28.c5 Qe7
  29. 29.Re4 Qf6
  30. 30.Rf4 Qg7
  31. 31.h4 Rce8
  32. 32.Rfe4 Qf6
  33. 33.Qd1 Nb5
  34. 34.Bh3 Nc3
  35. 35.Rxe6 dxe6
  36. 36.Qd2 Rd8
  37. 37.Rc1 Nb5
  38. 38.Bg2 Kg7
  39. 39.Rc4 Ra8
  40. 40.Kh2 Ra3
  41. 41.Rf4 Qc3
  42. 42.Qe2 Ra8
  43. 43.Rc4 Qf6
  44. 44.Rf4 Qc3
  45. 45.d4 Kg8
  46. 46.Qe5 Qd2
  47. 47.g4 Qd1
  48. 48.Bf3 Qd2
  49. 49.gxh5 Ra2
  50. 50.Bg2 Qe2
  51. 51.Qf6

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