Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 19.1
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2k5/p1q1K3/8/8/5Q2/8 w - - 17 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 b5
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.b3 c5
  10. 10.Bb2 Be7
  11. 11.Rc1 O-O
  12. 12.Qc2 Rc8
  13. 13.Qb1 Qb6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.h3 h6
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  18. 18.Rd1 b4
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  20. 20.Na4 Nxa4
  21. 21.bxa4 Qd5
  22. 22.Bxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.Qb3 a5
  24. 24.Qc2 Qc6
  25. 25.Qxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Bd1 f5
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd5
  28. 28.Bb3 Bb7
  29. 29.Bc4 Bc5
  30. 30.Kf1 Bxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Bc6
  32. 32.Bb3 f4
  33. 33.g3 fxg3
  34. 34.fxg3 Kf8
  35. 35.Kf2 Ke7
  36. 36.g4 f6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kd6
  38. 38.Kf4 Bd5
  39. 39.h4 Bxb3
  40. 40.axb3 Kd5
  41. 41.Ke3 e5
  42. 42.dxe5 Kxe5
  43. 43.Kf3 Kd4
  44. 44.Kf4 Kc3
  45. 45.Kf5 Kxb3
  46. 46.Kxf6 Kxa4
  47. 47.g5 hxg5
  48. 48.hxg5 b3
  49. 49.g6 b2
  50. 50.g7 b1=Q
  51. 51.g8=Q Qb2+
  52. 52.Kf5 Qd4
  53. 53.Qa2+ Kb4
  54. 54.Qb1+ Kc5
  55. 55.Qc2+ Kd6
  56. 56.Qe4 Kc5
  57. 57.Qc2+ Qc4
  58. 58.Qf2+ Kc6
  59. 59.Ke5 Qc5+

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