Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2025.05.21
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/3P2k1/1b2K3/3B4/1p6/8/P2r4/8 b - - 24 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nf6
  4. 4.e4 Nxe4
  5. 5.dxc5 Qa5+
  6. 6.Bd2 Nxd2
  7. 7.Qxd2 Qxd2+
  8. 8.Nxd2 g6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Bg7
  10. 10.O-O-O O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 Bg4
  12. 12.Rhe1 Nd7
  13. 13.b4 a5
  14. 14.Rxe7 axb4
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Rxd7 Bxd1
  17. 17.Kxd1 Bd4
  18. 18.Ne4 Bxc5
  19. 19.d6 b6
  20. 20.Ng5 Kg7
  21. 21.f4 h6
  22. 22.Ne6+ Kf6
  23. 23.Nxf8 Rxf8
  24. 24.Ke2 g5
  25. 25.Kf3 gxf4
  26. 26.Kxf4 h5
  27. 27.g4 hxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Kg6
  29. 29.Bb3 Bg1
  30. 30.Bc2+ Kf6
  31. 31.Bb3 Bh2+
  32. 32.Ke4 Kg5
  33. 33.Kd5 Kxg4
  34. 34.Re7 Rc8
  35. 35.d7 Rc5+
  36. 36.Kd4 Bc7
  37. 37.Rxf7 Rc6
  38. 38.Rf8 Rd6+
  39. 39.Ke4 Kg5
  40. 40.Ba4 b5
  41. 41.Bxb5 Rd2
  42. 42.Rc8 Bb6
  43. 43.Ra8 Bc7
  44. 44.Ra6 Bd8
  45. 45.Ra8 Bb6
  46. 46.Ke5 Bc7+
  47. 47.Ke6 Kg6
  48. 48.Rg8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rc8 Bb6
  50. 50.Ra8 Kg7
  51. 51.Bc4 Bc7
  52. 52.Rc8 Bb6
  53. 53.Bd5

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