Magnus Carlsen vs Nigel Short

Essent Crown · 2004 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Essent Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 3
Date 2004.10.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R2k1br1/8/p3PN2/8/5K2/8/8 b - - 7 54

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 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb6
  12. 12.O-O d4
  13. 13.e4 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Nd2 f6
  17. 17.Rc1 Kh8
  18. 18.Nc4 Bc7
  19. 19.Bxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.f4 Rae8
  21. 21.Qf3 Qe7
  22. 22.Rce1 Bf7
  23. 23.Nd2 g5
  24. 24.Bb5 a6
  25. 25.Bxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.fxg5 fxg5
  27. 27.Qf6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Qxd4 c5
  29. 29.Qf6 Qxf6
  30. 30.Rxf6 Rb8
  31. 31.Nf3 Rxb2
  32. 32.Nxg5 Ba2
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  34. 34.Nxh7+ Ke7
  35. 35.Ng5 c4
  36. 36.Rc1 Rb3
  37. 37.Kf2 c3
  38. 38.e5 Rxa3
  39. 39.Ne4 c2
  40. 40.Rxc2 Rxh3
  41. 41.Rc7+ Kd8
  42. 42.Ra7 Bc4
  43. 43.g5 Rh4
  44. 44.Nd6 Be6
  45. 45.g6 Rg4
  46. 46.g7 a5
  47. 47.Kf3 Rg1
  48. 48.Nb7+ Ke8
  49. 49.Nc5 Bf7
  50. 50.Ne4 Rxg7
  51. 51.Nd6+ Kf8
  52. 52.Ra8+ Ke7
  53. 53.Nf5+ Kd7
  54. 54.Ra7+

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