Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.5
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/6p1/5kP1/4pb1P/R7/1r3BK1 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd5
  9. 9.a3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qd2 Ne2
  11. 11.axb4 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 Bb7
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Nb6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qd6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfb8
  17. 17.Rac1 Qd5
  18. 18.Bf1 h6
  19. 19.Nxc4 Nxc4
  20. 20.Rxc4 Qd6
  21. 21.Rc5 Bd5
  22. 22.b5 c6
  23. 23.bxc6 Bxc6
  24. 24.b4 Bd5
  25. 25.b5 Rb7
  26. 26.Rdc1 Rd8
  27. 27.Qe3 Rbd7
  28. 28.Qe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.dxe5 g5
  30. 30.fxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Rc7 Kg7
  32. 32.Rxd7 Rxd7
  33. 33.Ra1 Kg6
  34. 34.g4 Bf3
  35. 35.h3 Rd2
  36. 36.Ra3 Bd5
  37. 37.Ra1 Bf3
  38. 38.Ra3 Bd5
  39. 39.f3 f5
  40. 40.exf6 Kxf6
  41. 41.Rxa7 Bxf3
  42. 42.Ra3 Bd5
  43. 43.Rc3 Rb2
  44. 44.Rc1 Ke5
  45. 45.Re1+ Kf4
  46. 46.Rd1 Kg3
  47. 47.Re1 Rb3
  48. 48.Rd1 Bf3
  49. 49.Re1 Bd5
  50. 50.Rd1 Rb2
  51. 51.Re1 Kf4
  52. 52.Rd1 Bf3
  53. 53.Rd4+ Kg3
  54. 54.Rd3 e5
  55. 55.Ra3 e4
  56. 56.b6 Rxb6
  57. 57.Ra2 Rb1
  58. 58.Ra3 Kf4
  59. 59.Ra2 e3

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