Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz TB 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz TB 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2019.12.30
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/p2Q2pp/1pN1p3/6P1/5R2/4P3/1P2qP1P/6K1 b - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bd6
  6. 6.Bxd6 Qxd6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxc5
  8. 8.c4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 Qe7
  11. 11.O-O b6
  12. 12.Qe2 Bb7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Ba6 Nc5
  15. 15.Bxb7 Qxb7
  16. 16.Ne5 Ncd7
  17. 17.Qf3 Qa6
  18. 18.Nc6 Kh8
  19. 19.Nc4 Qxa2
  20. 20.g4 Nc5
  21. 21.Nd6 Nb3
  22. 22.Rc2 Qa4
  23. 23.Rc4 Qa6
  24. 24.g5 Nd7
  25. 25.Rh4 Nbc5
  26. 26.Nxf7+ Rxf7
  27. 27.Qxf7 Qe2
  28. 28.Rxd7 Nxd7
  29. 29.Qxd7 Rf8
  30. 30.Rf4

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