Hikaru Nakamura vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.3
Date 2021.10.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/8/R3b2p/6p1/4n3/6P1/2N4P/6K1 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.a4 c6
  8. 8.Be2 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.axb5 cxb5
  11. 11.b3 Be7
  12. 12.bxc4 bxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 O-O
  14. 14.Nbd2 Ne4
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Nb3 Nb6
  17. 17.Bd3 Nc3
  18. 18.Qd2 Bxf3
  19. 19.Qxc3 Qg5
  20. 20.g3 Rfc8
  21. 21.Qa5 Bd5
  22. 22.Nd2 e5
  23. 23.e4 Be6
  24. 24.dxe5 Bh3
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rd8
  26. 26.f4 Qe7
  27. 27.Ba6 Rd7
  28. 28.Nf3 Rad8
  29. 29.Qa3 Qxa3
  30. 30.Rxa3 Rc7
  31. 31.Rea1 Rc2
  32. 32.Ne1 Rb2
  33. 33.Bd3 Nd7
  34. 34.Rxa7 Nc5
  35. 35.Ra8 Rxa8
  36. 36.Rxa8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bc2 g5
  38. 38.f5 Nxe4
  39. 39.e6 fxe6
  40. 40.fxe6 Rxc2
  41. 41.Nxc2 Bxe6
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kh8
  43. 43.Ra6

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