Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

12th Norway Armageddon · 2024 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 12th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.1
Date 2024.06.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P4rp/Pkn4K/8/5PP1/2R5/8 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bg4
  8. 8.f3 Be6
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.Nge2 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Re8
  13. 13.Bc2 Rc8
  14. 14.Nf4 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.exd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bg6 Rf8
  18. 18.Bf2 Nc6
  19. 19.Rxe6 d4
  20. 20.Ne2 Bc5
  21. 21.Nf4 Nd5
  22. 22.Qb3 Nxf4
  23. 23.Rd6+ Kh8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rcxd8
  25. 25.Qxb7 Ne5
  26. 26.Be4 Bb6
  27. 27.a4 Nc4
  28. 28.Qa6 Nd2
  29. 29.a5 Bc5
  30. 30.Bb7 Nb3
  31. 31.Rd1 d3
  32. 32.Bxc5 Nxc5
  33. 33.Qxa7 Nxb7
  34. 34.Qxb7 Rfe8
  35. 35.g3 d2
  36. 36.Qb4 Rd4
  37. 37.Qxd2 Rxd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Ne6
  39. 39.b4 Kg8
  40. 40.b5 Ra8
  41. 41.Ra2 Kf7
  42. 42.Kf2 Ke7
  43. 43.b6 Nc5
  44. 44.Ke3 Kd6
  45. 45.Kf4 g6
  46. 46.h4 Kd5
  47. 47.Kg4 Kc6
  48. 48.h5 Rg8
  49. 49.Rc2 Kb5
  50. 50.hxg6 Rxg6+
  51. 51.Kh5

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