Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 17.1
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2r4k/pq4pp/1p2Q2N/2n5/3p1b2/P3P3/1P3PPP/5RK1 w - - 7 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc8
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.Nb5 Qb7
  13. 13.a3 Ne4
  14. 14.Rac1 Rac8
  15. 15.Ne5 Nd6
  16. 16.Nxd6 Bxd6
  17. 17.Qg4 cxd4
  18. 18.Rxc8 Rxc8
  19. 19.Nxf7 Bxf4
  20. 20.Qxe6 Nc5
  21. 21.Nh6+ Kh8
  22. 22.Nf7+ Kg8
  23. 23.Nh6+ Kh8

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