Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 4
Date 2011.09.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

4k3/1p4p1/p1b2p1p/P1QB1P2/1P1P2P1/3q3P/5K2/8 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 e5
  12. 12.Bb3 exd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nb6
  14. 14.h3 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 Rxe1+
  16. 16.Qxe1 Bf5
  17. 17.Ne5 Nd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.g4 Be6
  20. 20.f4 Qb6
  21. 21.Rd1 Bxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 Re8
  23. 23.f5 f6
  24. 24.Qf4 Bf7
  25. 25.Qf2 Qb4
  26. 26.Kg2 Re4
  27. 27.Rd2 Qd6
  28. 28.Bd1 Kf8
  29. 29.Bf3 Re7
  30. 30.Re2 Rxe2
  31. 31.Qxe2 Be8
  32. 32.Qe3 Bc6
  33. 33.a3 Qe7
  34. 34.Qc3 a6
  35. 35.b4 Ke8
  36. 36.a4 Qd7
  37. 37.a5 Qd6
  38. 38.Qc5 Qf4
  39. 39.Bxd5 Qd2+
  40. 40.Kf3 Qd3+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qd2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Qd3+
  43. 43.Kf2

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