Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

World Blitz 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.2
Date 2019.12.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/2P4p/4N1p1/5bP1/2QP4/1K6/1p1q1P2/1R2R3 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 Be7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Re8
  10. 10.Bf4 Nf8
  11. 11.h3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bh2 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.O-O-O b5
  15. 15.Kb1 a5
  16. 16.g4 a4
  17. 17.g5 Nd7
  18. 18.h4 Nb6
  19. 19.h5 Nf8
  20. 20.Ne5 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 bxc4
  22. 22.a3 Rb8
  23. 23.Ka2 Rb3
  24. 24.Nxa4 Nd7
  25. 25.Nxd7 Bxd7
  26. 26.Nc5 Reb8
  27. 27.Rb1 g6
  28. 28.hxg6 fxg6
  29. 29.e4 Bg4
  30. 30.Rhe1 Qf4
  31. 31.Ka1 Rf3
  32. 32.Qa4 Qd2
  33. 33.exd5 c3
  34. 34.dxc6 cxb2+
  35. 35.Ka2 Bf5
  36. 36.c7 Rf8
  37. 37.Qc4+ Kh8
  38. 38.Ne6 Rxa3+
  39. 39.Kxa3 Ra8+
  40. 40.Kb3

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