Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.4
Date 2021.09.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/2Q2k1p/5p2/8/4qP1P/8/7K/3R4 b - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be2 c4
  9. 9.O-O Bb4
  10. 10.Bg5 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 Qa5
  12. 12.Bxf6 gxf6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Na4 O-O
  15. 15.b3 Rab8
  16. 16.Qc2 Rfc8
  17. 17.bxc4 dxc4
  18. 18.a3 Bd6
  19. 19.Bxc4 Bf5
  20. 20.Qd1 Bg6
  21. 21.Nc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.dxc5 Rd8
  23. 23.Qf3 Qxc5
  24. 24.Bxa6 Ra8
  25. 25.Bb7 Ra7
  26. 26.Qxc6 Qe7
  27. 27.Ba6 Rda8
  28. 28.Bc4 Be4
  29. 29.Bd5 Ra6
  30. 30.Qc4 Ra4
  31. 31.Qb3 Rxa3
  32. 32.Rxa3 Rxa3
  33. 33.Bxf7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qe6 Bxg2
  35. 35.Kxg2 Qxf7
  36. 36.Qd6+ Qe7
  37. 37.Qb8+ Qe8
  38. 38.Qf4 Qc6+
  39. 39.Kg3 Ra5
  40. 40.h4 Kf7
  41. 41.Rd1 Ra8
  42. 42.e4 Re8
  43. 43.f3 Rg8+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qc5
  45. 45.Qd2 Qe5+
  46. 46.f4 Qxe4
  47. 47.Qa2+ Ke7
  48. 48.Qa7+ Ke8
  49. 49.Qb8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Qc7+

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