Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.35
Date 2020.05.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/6pp/2Q2p2/8/nq5P/1N4P1/1P3P1K/8 w - - 1 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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O a6
  9. 9.a4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bg3 c5
  11. 11.Bxc4 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 N7b6
  13. 13.Bb3 a5
  14. 14.Ne5 Bd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Bc6
  16. 16.Nxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Rc1 Nb4
  18. 18.Qe2 N6d5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Re8
  20. 20.Qf3 Ra7
  21. 21.Be5 Bf8
  22. 22.Qg3 f6
  23. 23.Bd6 Bxd6
  24. 24.Nxd6 Rf8
  25. 25.Ne4 Qb8
  26. 26.Qf3 Re8
  27. 27.g3 Kh8
  28. 28.Nc5 Rae7
  29. 29.Bc4 e5
  30. 30.dxe5 Qxe5
  31. 31.Rd2 Qg5
  32. 32.Nb3 Nb6
  33. 33.h4 Qe5
  34. 34.Re2 Qc7
  35. 35.Rxe7 Qxe7
  36. 36.Nxa5 Qe5
  37. 37.Nb3 Nxa4
  38. 38.Bf7 Rf8
  39. 39.Rc4 Rxf7
  40. 40.Rxb4 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxb4
  42. 42.Qxc6 Rf8

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