Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.1
Date 2018.06.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

6k1/3q1p2/1p4p1/p4p1p/P1Q4P/1P2P1P1/5PK1/8 w - - 11 34

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 Nbd7
  8. 8.Be2 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.a4 c5
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nb6
  13. 13.Be2 Nbd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Qb3 b6
  17. 17.Bf3 Bb7
  18. 18.Nf5 exf5
  19. 19.Bxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Qf6
  21. 21.Qb3 Rad8
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  25. 25.g3 g6
  26. 26.h4 h5
  27. 27.Qc4 a5
  28. 28.b3 Qd1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Qd7
  30. 30.Kf1 Qd1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qd7
  32. 32.Kf1 Qd1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Qd7

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