Magnus Carlsen vs Michael Adams

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.1
Date 2016.01.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P1k2P2/2p5/5n2/1PP5/2K5/8/4R3 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Na3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc2 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 Ba7
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxa7 Nxa7
  14. 14.Bc4 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 Rxe6
  16. 16.Ne3 Nc8
  17. 17.Nf5 Ne7
  18. 18.d4 exd4
  19. 19.N3xd4 Re5
  20. 20.Ng3 Ng6
  21. 21.Qc2 c6
  22. 22.Rad1 Qc7
  23. 23.Ndf5 Rd8
  24. 24.Qd2 Kh7
  25. 25.f4 Qb6+
  26. 26.Kh1 Ree8
  27. 27.h3 Rd7
  28. 28.Nxd6 Rxd6
  29. 29.Qxd6 Qf2
  30. 30.Qd3 Nxf4
  31. 31.Qf3 Nxh3
  32. 32.Re2 Qxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 Ng5
  34. 34.Kg2 Ne6
  35. 35.Red2 g6
  36. 36.Nf1 h5
  37. 37.Ne3 h4
  38. 38.Nc4 g5
  39. 39.Nxa5 g4
  40. 40.Nxb7 g3
  41. 41.Nd6 Rg8
  42. 42.Nf5 Nf4+
  43. 43.Kh1 h3
  44. 44.a5 N6h5
  45. 45.a6 Ne6
  46. 46.a7 Ra8
  47. 47.Ra1 Ng5
  48. 48.Nh4 Nf4
  49. 49.b4 g2+
  50. 50.Nxg2 hxg2+
  51. 51.Rxg2 Nxg2
  52. 52.Kxg2 Ne6
  53. 53.c4 Nc7
  54. 54.Kg3 Kg6
  55. 55.Kf4 Kf6
  56. 56.e5+ Ke7
  57. 57.Ke4 f6
  58. 58.f4 fxe5
  59. 59.Kxe5 Ne8
  60. 60.f5 Nd6
  61. 61.f6+ Kd7
  62. 62.Rd1 Re8+
  63. 63.Kd4 Kc7
  64. 64.Re1 Nf5+
  65. 65.Kc3 Ra8
  66. 66.f7

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