Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Final 4 · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Final 4
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.05.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4K2k/4P3/5P1P/1p6/1p6/1B2b3/8 b - - 4 52

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bxc4 a6
  11. 11.Ng5 b5
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Nxe6 Qe7
  14. 14.Nxf8 Qxf8
  15. 15.Ne4 Bb7
  16. 16.Nxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Rc1 Qd5
  18. 18.f3 Qxa2
  19. 19.e4 Nf8
  20. 20.Rf2 Rc8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Bxc8
  22. 22.Qd8 Qe6
  23. 23.Bd6 Qe8
  24. 24.Qxe8 Nxe8
  25. 25.Bb4 Ne6
  26. 26.Rd2 Kf7
  27. 27.Kf2 Nf6
  28. 28.Ke3 g5
  29. 29.Rd6 Nd7
  30. 30.g3 Ne5
  31. 31.b3 h5
  32. 32.h4 gxh4
  33. 33.gxh4 Ng6
  34. 34.Be1 a5
  35. 35.Rd5 a4
  36. 36.Rxh5 Nef4
  37. 37.Rg5 axb3
  38. 38.h5 Nf8
  39. 39.Bc3 b4
  40. 40.Bb2 N8e6
  41. 41.Rf5+ Kg8
  42. 42.Rxf4 Nxf4
  43. 43.Kxf4 Ba6
  44. 44.Kg5 Bd3
  45. 45.Kg6 Bb5
  46. 46.f4 Be8+
  47. 47.Kg5 Bc6
  48. 48.e5 Bd5
  49. 49.f5 Kh7
  50. 50.e6 Bc4
  51. 51.Kf6 Be2
  52. 52.Ke7

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