Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 10
Date 2011.10.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3R4/4k1p1/5p1p/8/1r1P4/5P1P/5P1K/8 w - - 9 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qb3 Be6
  12. 12.Rc1 Rc8
  13. 13.Bd3 c5
  14. 14.Qa3 Kf8
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Bb5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bxd7 Bxd7
  18. 18.O-O a5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Be6
  20. 20.Rc3 a4
  21. 21.h3 Rab8
  22. 22.Rd2 Rb4
  23. 23.Rdc2 c4
  24. 24.b3 axb3
  25. 25.axb3 Rbb8
  26. 26.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  27. 27.bxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Nd2 Rxc3
  29. 29.Rxc3 d4
  30. 30.exd4 Rb4
  31. 31.Rd3 Kd6
  32. 32.Nf3 Bd5
  33. 33.Kh2 Be4
  34. 34.Ra3 f6
  35. 35.Ra6+ Ke7
  36. 36.Ra7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Rd7 Bc6
  38. 38.Rd6 Bxf3
  39. 39.gxf3 Ke7
  40. 40.Rd5 Ke6
  41. 41.Rd8 Ke7
  42. 42.Rd5 Ke6
  43. 43.Rd8 Ke7

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