Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

5th Final Masters · 2012 · French Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 6
Date 2012.10.08
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k7/3KB3/P1P5/b7/8/8/8/8 b - - 12 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Bd6
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.Re1 e5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nc4 Re8
  11. 11.Bf1 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.g3 Nb6
  14. 14.Nxb6 cxb6
  15. 15.Bg2 b5
  16. 16.a4 b4
  17. 17.Be3 Bc7
  18. 18.Qb3 h6
  19. 19.Qc4 bxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 e4
  21. 21.dxe4 Bxf3
  22. 22.Bxf3 Ne5
  23. 23.Qe2 Nxf3+
  24. 24.Qxf3 Qd3
  25. 25.Kg2 Qxe4
  26. 26.Bd4 Qxf3+
  27. 27.Kxf3 b6
  28. 28.Rab1 Rac8
  29. 29.Re4 g6
  30. 30.g4 Kf8
  31. 31.h4 Rxe4
  32. 32.Kxe4 Re8+
  33. 33.Kd3 Re6
  34. 34.Be3 Kg7
  35. 35.Rb5 Bd8
  36. 36.h5 Rd6+
  37. 37.Kc4 Rc6+
  38. 38.Kd5 Re6
  39. 39.Bd4+ Kf8
  40. 40.f4 Bc7
  41. 41.f5 Rd6+
  42. 42.Ke4 Rc6
  43. 43.Rb1 Ke8
  44. 44.hxg6 fxg6
  45. 45.Rh1 Kf7
  46. 46.Kd5 Rd6+
  47. 47.Kc4 gxf5
  48. 48.gxf5 Bd8
  49. 49.f6 Bxf6
  50. 50.Rxh6 Be7
  51. 51.Rxd6 Bxd6
  52. 52.Kb5 Ke6
  53. 53.Bxb6 Kd7
  54. 54.c4 Kc8
  55. 55.Bxa5 Kb7
  56. 56.Bb4 Bf4
  57. 57.c5 Ka7
  58. 58.c6 Kb8
  59. 59.a5 Ka7
  60. 60.a6 Ka8
  61. 61.Bc5 Bb8
  62. 62.Kc4 Bc7
  63. 63.Kd5 Bd8
  64. 64.Ke6 Bc7
  65. 65.Kd7 Ba5
  66. 66.Be7

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