Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Blitz 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 18.1
Date 2019.12.30
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 41
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k1q2/6bR/4p1QN/3p1p2/3P4/r1r2RP1/5PK1/8 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bf5
  8. 8.Be2 e6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.a5 Qd8
  12. 12.Ne5 Rc8
  13. 13.c3 O-O
  14. 14.Re1 Ne4
  15. 15.Bd3 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Bg6
  17. 17.Bf4 Nd6
  18. 18.Bxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Bxd6 Bxd6
  20. 20.g3 b5
  21. 21.axb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.Re2 Rb8
  23. 23.Nc1 a5
  24. 24.Nd3 Qb5
  25. 25.h4 Rfc8
  26. 26.Rd2 Ra8
  27. 27.h5 gxh5
  28. 28.Qxh5 g6
  29. 29.Qh6 a4
  30. 30.Kg2 Bf8
  31. 31.Qf4 Bg7
  32. 32.Ne5 Qe8
  33. 33.Rd3 f6
  34. 34.Ng4 Qf8
  35. 35.Rf3 a3
  36. 36.bxa3 f5
  37. 37.Qg5 Kf7
  38. 38.Rh1 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rh7 Rcxc3
  40. 40.Nh6+ Ke8
  41. 41.Qxg6+ Kd8

More Magnus Carlsen Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, or browse all Magnus Carlsen games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.