Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE World Rapid 2014 · Philidor Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 10.1
Date 2014.06.17
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q1Q5/5pkp/6p1/1N2b3/3p4/3q2PK/5P1P/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O exd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 O-O
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Bf4 Bg4
  11. 11.Qd3 Nfd7
  12. 12.Nd4 Bf6
  13. 13.Ndb5 Nc5
  14. 14.Qg3 Nxb3
  15. 15.cxb3 Be6
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.exd5 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd2 Be5
  20. 20.Qh3 c6
  21. 21.dxc6 Rxc6
  22. 22.Bxa5 Qxa5
  23. 23.Qxd7 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Qd2
  25. 25.Rf1 Qxb2
  26. 26.Qxb7 Qxb3
  27. 27.a5 d5
  28. 28.Qc6 Rb8
  29. 29.Rc1 g6
  30. 30.a6 Qa2
  31. 31.a7 Rf8
  32. 32.g3 d4
  33. 33.Qb7 Kg7
  34. 34.Rc8 Rxc8
  35. 35.Qxc8 Qb1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Qe4+
  37. 37.Kh3 Qd3
  38. 38.a8=Q

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