Hikaru Nakamura vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.32
Date 2021.04.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/3B4/3K4/7b/8/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 c6
  10. 10.Nd2 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 Be7
  12. 12.Qf4 O-O
  13. 13.a4 Be6
  14. 14.c3 f6
  15. 15.Be3 Qc7
  16. 16.exf6 Qxf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Bxf6
  18. 18.Be3 Kf7
  19. 19.Bc2 g6
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.f3 Rfe8
  22. 22.Kf2 Red8
  23. 23.Rfd1 b4
  24. 24.Bd4 bxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Bxd4+
  26. 26.cxd4 Ke7
  27. 27.Ke3 Kd6
  28. 28.h4 Rdb8
  29. 29.g4 c5
  30. 30.Rdb1 cxd4+
  31. 31.Kxd4 Rxb1
  32. 32.Rxb1 Bd7
  33. 33.h5 gxh5
  34. 34.gxh5 Rf8
  35. 35.Bxh7 Rxf3
  36. 36.Rh1 Rh3
  37. 37.Rxh3 Bxh3
  38. 38.h6 Ke6
  39. 39.Be4 Kf6
  40. 40.Bxd5 Kg6
  41. 41.h7 Kxh7

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