Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.6
Date 2021.03.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/PB3pk1/8/1n4p1/7p/2q4P/5PP1/R2R2K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 c5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Be2 Bg4
  14. 14.O-O Rac8
  15. 15.Rad1 Rfd8
  16. 16.h3 Ne6
  17. 17.Qa4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 Qc5
  19. 19.b4 Qc4
  20. 20.Qxa7 d4
  21. 21.exd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Bxb7 Rc7
  23. 23.Qa5 Rcd7
  24. 24.Ba6 Qe6
  25. 25.Kh1 Rd6
  26. 26.b5 g6
  27. 27.a4 Qf5
  28. 28.Qb4 Qe5
  29. 29.Qc3 Qf4
  30. 30.Bb7 Nxb5
  31. 31.Rxd6 Nxc3
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Kg7
  33. 33.a5 Qc7
  34. 34.a6 Nb5
  35. 35.Rfd1 h5
  36. 36.Kg1 h4
  37. 37.R8d7 Qc2
  38. 38.Ra1 Qc3
  39. 39.Rdd1 g5
  40. 40.a7

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