Alexei Shirov vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Rapid 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.5
Date 2019.12.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4N3/P5Pk/1K6/4n3/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.Nxe5 O-O
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.O-O Nxe4
  10. 10.f3 Nf6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Bf2 c5
  13. 13.Nxf7 Kxf7
  14. 14.dxc5 Ba5
  15. 15.b4 c6
  16. 16.bxa5 Ba6
  17. 17.Re1 Qxa5
  18. 18.Nd2 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Qxe1 Qxc3
  20. 20.Nb3 Qxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 Re8
  22. 22.Nd4 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Bxe1 Bb7
  24. 24.Bg3 g5
  25. 25.Kf2 h5
  26. 26.Ke3 Ng8
  27. 27.h4 Kg6
  28. 28.hxg5 Kxg5
  29. 29.Bc7 Kg6
  30. 30.Bd8 Nh6
  31. 31.Kf4 Nf7
  32. 32.Be7 Nh6
  33. 33.a4 Nf7
  34. 34.a5 Nh6
  35. 35.Bd6 Nf7
  36. 36.Bb8 a6
  37. 37.Be5 Nd8
  38. 38.Bc7 Nf7
  39. 39.Nf5 Kf6
  40. 40.g4 hxg4
  41. 41.fxg4 Kg6
  42. 42.Bd6 Nd8
  43. 43.Be7 Ne6+
  44. 44.Ke5 Bc8
  45. 45.Bh4 Kh7
  46. 46.Ne7 Bd7
  47. 47.Kd6 Nf8
  48. 48.g5 d4
  49. 49.g6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Bf2 Ne6
  51. 51.Kxd7 Nxc5+
  52. 52.Kxc6 Nb3
  53. 53.Be1 Kh6
  54. 54.Kb6 d3
  55. 55.Kxa6 d2
  56. 56.Bxd2+ Nxd2
  57. 57.Kb5 Ne4
  58. 58.a6

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