Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Croatia GCT 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.2
Date 2019.07.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/R4p2/4n3/R7/prr5/4B1P1/5PKP/8 b - - 7 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qa5
  12. 12.Bd3 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Rac8
  16. 16.e4 e5
  17. 17.Be3 Nd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Rxc4
  19. 19.Bxe5 Ba4
  20. 20.b3 Nxe4
  21. 21.Rd3 Rec8
  22. 22.Qb2 Nc5
  23. 23.Re3 Bxb3
  24. 24.Bxg7 Rg4
  25. 25.Bxh6 Bf6
  26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Qb6
  28. 28.Qd2 Rg6
  29. 29.Be3 Qc6
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Qxd5 b6
  32. 32.g3 Nd7
  33. 33.Qxc6 Rgxc6
  34. 34.Rd5 Nf8
  35. 35.Rfd1 Ne6
  36. 36.a4 Rc4
  37. 37.a5 Rb4
  38. 38.Rd7 bxa5
  39. 39.Rxa7 a4
  40. 40.Rdd7 Nd8
  41. 41.Rd5 Ne6
  42. 42.Rda5 Rcc4
  43. 43.Kg2

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