Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.1.2
Date 2025.07.31
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3k4/2n3pp/1NRb1p2/1P2p3/4P3/2Br2P1/5PKP/8 w - - 15 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 dxc4
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 Bc6
  7. 7.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  8. 8.dxc5 Qd4
  9. 9.Qb3 Qb4+
  10. 10.Nd2 Bxc5
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf6
  12. 12.Qc2 O-O
  13. 13.a3 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd3 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 Qb5
  16. 16.O-O Rfd8
  17. 17.b4 Be7
  18. 18.Nb3 Qd5
  19. 19.Qxd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bb2 Rac8
  21. 21.Rfc1 f6
  22. 22.Na5 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Rxc1 Rd7
  24. 24.Rc8+ Kf7
  25. 25.Rb8 b6
  26. 26.Nc6 a6
  27. 27.e4 Nc7
  28. 28.Rxb6 e5
  29. 29.Rb7 Rd1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Bd6
  31. 31.Na5 Ke6
  32. 32.Nc4 Kd7
  33. 33.a4 Kc8
  34. 34.Rb6 Be7
  35. 35.b5 axb5
  36. 36.axb5 Rd3
  37. 37.Rc6 Kd7
  38. 38.Nb6+ Kd8
  39. 39.Bc3 Bd6
  40. 40.Nd5 Kd7
  41. 41.Nb6+ Kd8
  42. 42.Nd5 Kd7
  43. 43.Nb6+ Kd8

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