Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 18.1
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R2bk1/8/1p4K1/6P1/p7/2B5/2r5 w - - 4 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Bxe7 Qxe7
  6. 6.e3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 Rd8
  9. 9.Qc2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Qxc5
  12. 12.Bd3 Nc6
  13. 13.a3 Ne5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.Ne4 Bd7
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  17. 17.O-O Rac8
  18. 18.Qb1 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 g6
  20. 20.Be4 Bb5
  21. 21.Qc2 b6
  22. 22.g3 Qe5
  23. 23.Bf3 a5
  24. 24.h4 h6
  25. 25.Qc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rd6
  27. 27.Rb7 Kg7
  28. 28.Kg2 Kf6
  29. 29.g4 g5
  30. 30.hxg5+ hxg5
  31. 31.Kg3 a4
  32. 32.Bg2 Bc4
  33. 33.Be4 b5
  34. 34.f4 e5
  35. 35.Rc7 exf4+
  36. 36.exf4 Rd2
  37. 37.Rc6+ Kg7
  38. 38.fxg5 Rxb2
  39. 39.g6 Rb3+
  40. 40.Kf4 Rxa3
  41. 41.gxf7 Ra1
  42. 42.Rc8 Bxf7
  43. 43.Rc7 a3
  44. 44.Kg5 Rd1
  45. 45.Bc2 Rc1

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