Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.1
Date 2016.01.17
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

r3k1r1/pp3p2/7p/3P3P/1q2PQ2/8/P7/2R1KR2 w q - 9 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 e5
  4. 4.Ne2 c5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 d6
  7. 7.Qd2 Nd4
  8. 8.c3 Nxe2
  9. 9.Qxe2 Ne7
  10. 10.h4 h6
  11. 11.h5 g5
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.gxf4 gxf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Nc6
  15. 15.Na3 Be5
  16. 16.Be3 Be6
  17. 17.Nc4 Bg3+
  18. 18.Kd2 Qd7
  19. 19.d4 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Ne5
  21. 21.Nxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.d5 Bg4
  23. 23.Bf3 Bxf3
  24. 24.Qxf3 Qb5
  25. 25.Rac1 Qxb2+
  26. 26.Kd1 Bf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 exf4
  28. 28.Qxf4 Rg8
  29. 29.Rf1 Qd4+
  30. 30.Ke1 Qb4+
  31. 31.Kd1 Qd4+
  32. 32.Ke1 Qb4+

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