Peter Svidler vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 20.3
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

7k/5rp1/5p1p/3R4/3p4/1r5P/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Ba4 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qd6
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.h3 Bb6
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Be3 Bf5
  13. 13.Nd2 Nd7
  14. 14.Qf3 Bg6
  15. 15.Nc4 Qe6
  16. 16.a4 a5
  17. 17.b3 f6
  18. 18.Rad1 Rab8
  19. 19.Ne4 Nf8
  20. 20.Nc5 Qd5
  21. 21.Ne4 Ne6
  22. 22.Qg3 Kh8
  23. 23.Nc3 Qd7
  24. 24.Ne4 Qd5
  25. 25.Nc3 Qd7
  26. 26.Ne4 Nd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 Qxd4
  28. 28.Qf3 Qd7
  29. 29.Ng3 Bf7
  30. 30.Nxb6 cxb6
  31. 31.Qe3 Qc7
  32. 32.Ne4 Bg6
  33. 33.Nd2 Bf7
  34. 34.Nc4 b5
  35. 35.Nb2 Rbd8
  36. 36.Ra1 h6
  37. 37.Qc5 Rd5
  38. 38.Qc3 Qb6
  39. 39.axb5 Rc5
  40. 40.Qxa5 Qxa5
  41. 41.Rxa5 Rxc2
  42. 42.Nc4 cxb5
  43. 43.Nd6 Rf8
  44. 44.Rxb5 Rc3
  45. 45.Nxf7+ Rxf7
  46. 46.d4 exd4
  47. 47.Rd5 Rxb3

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