Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.31
Date 2021.05.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4rk1/1p1b2q1/4pp1p/pNQn4/P7/5N2/1P3PPP/1B1RR1K1 b - - 0 23

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 Nb6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.e4 c5
  11. 11.Nb5 Ne8
  12. 12.dxc5 Nd7
  13. 13.Bxc4 Bxc5
  14. 14.Qc2 Qe7
  15. 15.e5 h6
  16. 16.Rad1 Nb6
  17. 17.Ba2 Nd5
  18. 18.Bb1 f5
  19. 19.exf6 Nexf6
  20. 20.Be5 Bd7
  21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qg7
  23. 23.Qxc5

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