Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

9th London Classic 2017 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2017.12.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/1Kn1p2p/3bP1p1/B5P1/7P/1P6/8 w - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nc3 b6
  9. 9.e4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 Bc5
  12. 12.f3 O-O
  13. 13.Qe1 Rc8
  14. 14.Qf2 b5
  15. 15.Rac1 Qe7
  16. 16.a4 bxa4
  17. 17.Nxa4 Bd6
  18. 18.Nb3 Bc6
  19. 19.Nc3 Rb8
  20. 20.Na5 Ba8
  21. 21.Nc4 Bc5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rfc8
  23. 23.Na4 Bxe3
  24. 24.Qxe3 Qb4
  25. 25.Qa3 h6
  26. 26.Kf1 g5
  27. 27.Rc3 a5
  28. 28.Qxb4 axb4
  29. 29.Rcc1 Kf8
  30. 30.Na5 Ke7
  31. 31.Kf2 Rxc1
  32. 32.Rxc1 Ne8
  33. 33.Ke3 Nd6
  34. 34.Nc5 Rc8
  35. 35.Nab3 f5
  36. 36.Nxd7 Rxc1
  37. 37.Nxc1 Kxd7
  38. 38.Nd3 fxe4
  39. 39.fxe4 Ke7
  40. 40.e5 Nf5+
  41. 41.Kf2 Nd4
  42. 42.Bd1 b3
  43. 43.Nb4 Bd5
  44. 44.g3 Bc4
  45. 45.Ke3 Nf5+
  46. 46.Ke4 Kd7
  47. 47.g4 Ne7
  48. 48.Kd4 Bf1
  49. 49.Bxb3 Be2
  50. 50.h3 Bf1
  51. 51.Nd3 Nc6+
  52. 52.Kc5 Bxd3
  53. 53.Ba4 Be4
  54. 54.Kb6 Bd5

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