Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2026.01.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b2k3r/P1p5/R3B3/7p/3P3q/7Q/1P3P2/3R1K2 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.e5 Nd5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Nb6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qd7
  12. 12.Nc3 Nb4
  13. 13.a3 N4d5
  14. 14.Ne4 Qc6
  15. 15.Qc2 O-O-O
  16. 16.Bd2 f5
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.a4 a5
  19. 19.Bxa5 Nf4
  20. 20.Ng3 h5
  21. 21.Bxb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.Bxc4 Rdg8
  23. 23.a5 Qd6
  24. 24.a6 Ba8
  25. 25.h4 f5
  26. 26.a7 Nxg2
  27. 27.Kxg2 Bxh4
  28. 28.Ra6 Rxg3+
  29. 29.Kf1 Qf4
  30. 30.Bxe6+ Kd8
  31. 31.Nxh4 Rh3
  32. 32.Qxf5 Qxh4
  33. 33.Qxh3

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