Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Kings Tournament · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 5th Kings Tournament
Site Medias ROU
Round 1
Date 2011.06.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/p5r1/2p4P/3n1p2/n6N/8/PP6/1KB3R1 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Bg4
  7. 7.e3 Bh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg6
  9. 9.Bxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.O-O-O Nf6
  11. 11.f3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nge2 b5
  13. 13.e4 b4
  14. 14.Na4 dxe4
  15. 15.fxe4 Qa5
  16. 16.Kb1 O-O
  17. 17.h4 Rfe8
  18. 18.e5 Nd5
  19. 19.h5 g5
  20. 20.h6 g6
  21. 21.Bc1 N7b6
  22. 22.Nc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.dxc5 b3
  24. 24.Qxb3 Qxc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Rxe5
  26. 26.Nf3 Re2
  27. 27.Nxg5 Qe7
  28. 28.Qd3 Rf8
  29. 29.Rdf1 f5
  30. 30.g4 Na4
  31. 31.Qd4 Qe5
  32. 32.Qxe5 Rxe5
  33. 33.gxf5 gxf5
  34. 34.Nf3 Re7
  35. 35.Rfg1+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rg7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Rhg1 Rfe8
  38. 38.Nh4 Rxg7

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