Richard Rapport vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 4.1
Date 2022.06.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2N5/5n1K/8/1k6/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd7
  11. 11.d4 f6
  12. 12.Qc3 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qe7
  14. 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Nxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.Qb3 Nc5
  17. 17.Qxe6+ Nxe6
  18. 18.Rd1 Ke7
  19. 19.Nd2 h5
  20. 20.Nc4 g4
  21. 21.Rd2 Rad8
  22. 22.Rad1 Rxd2
  23. 23.Rxd2 Ng5
  24. 24.Na5 h4
  25. 25.Rd3 c5
  26. 26.h3 gxh3
  27. 27.gxh3 b6
  28. 28.Nc6+ Ke6
  29. 29.Nxa7 Ra8
  30. 30.Nb5 Rxa2
  31. 31.Nxc7+ Ke5
  32. 32.Nd5 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne6
  34. 34.c4 Re1
  35. 35.Re3 Rxe3
  36. 36.fxe3 Kxe4
  37. 37.Nxf6+ Kxe3
  38. 38.Nd5+ Kd3
  39. 39.Kf3 Kxc4
  40. 40.Nxb6+ Kb3
  41. 41.Nd7 Ng5+
  42. 42.Kg4 Nxh3
  43. 43.Nxc5+ Kxb2
  44. 44.Kxh4 Nf4

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