Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.1.1
Date 2025.07.31
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/6p1/6n1/P3P1N1/4K3/1P6/8 b - a3 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qd8
  6. 6.Nf3 Nf6
  7. 7.e4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 e5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.Nc2 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Kxd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Ke2 Nb4
  14. 14.Ne3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rd1 Bc5
  16. 16.Nf5 g6
  17. 17.Bg5 Rc6
  18. 18.Nd6+ Bxd6
  19. 19.Bxf6 O-O
  20. 20.Rac1 Rfc8
  21. 21.g4 Na6
  22. 22.Rd5 Nb4
  23. 23.Rd2 Bf8
  24. 24.g5 Bg7
  25. 25.Be7 Bf8
  26. 26.Bxf8 Kxf8
  27. 27.Rcd1 Na6
  28. 28.Nb5 Rb6
  29. 29.Nxa7 Re8
  30. 30.Rc1 Nb8
  31. 31.Nc8 Rc6
  32. 32.Rxc6 Nxc6
  33. 33.Nb6 Nd4+
  34. 34.Ke3 Kg7
  35. 35.Nd7 Ne6
  36. 36.h4 Nf4
  37. 37.Kf3 h6
  38. 38.Nxe5 hxg5
  39. 39.hxg5 Ne6
  40. 40.Ke3 Rh8
  41. 41.f4 Rh4
  42. 42.Nf3 Rg4
  43. 43.Rd7 Rxf4
  44. 44.Rxb7 Rg4
  45. 45.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  46. 46.Ne5+ Ke7
  47. 47.Nxg4 Nxg5
  48. 48.a4

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