Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2021.05.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rk2/1p3p1p/p7/2pR1P2/4n1p1/3KP3/PP4q1/3RQ3 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg4
  9. 9.Qb3 Nc6
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Nge2 Bxe2
  12. 12.Nxe2 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 Nd8
  14. 14.Qa3 Qd7
  15. 15.O-O g6
  16. 16.Nf4 Re8
  17. 17.Bc2 c6
  18. 18.Nd3 Ne6
  19. 19.f4 Ng7
  20. 20.f5 g5
  21. 21.Ne5 Qc7
  22. 22.h4 g4
  23. 23.Qc3 Ngh5
  24. 24.Qe1 Rxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Qc3 Qg3
  27. 27.Qe1 Qd6
  28. 28.Qf2 Re8
  29. 29.Rcd1 Qe5
  30. 30.Rd4 c5
  31. 31.Rd2 Ng3
  32. 32.Rfd1 Kf8
  33. 33.Rd3 Nfe4
  34. 34.Qe1 Qf6
  35. 35.Rxd5 Qxh4
  36. 36.Bxe4 Qh1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Nxe4+
  38. 38.Ke2 Qxg2+
  39. 39.Kd3

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