Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.1
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R4k1/p1r2rp1/7p/2qQN3/8/6P1/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bg3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb5 Bxg3
  9. 9.hxg3 Qb6
  10. 10.a4 h6
  11. 11.O-O Ne7
  12. 12.Qb3 Qc7
  13. 13.a5 Bd7
  14. 14.Be2 Ng6
  15. 15.Qa3 c4
  16. 16.b3 cxb3
  17. 17.Nxb3 Ne4
  18. 18.Rfc1 Bc6
  19. 19.c4 dxc4
  20. 20.Rxc4 Qd8
  21. 21.Nc5 Nd6
  22. 22.Rc2 Bd5
  23. 23.Bd3 b6
  24. 24.e4 bxc5
  25. 25.exd5 exd5
  26. 26.dxc5 Ne4
  27. 27.c6 Qc7
  28. 28.Qb3 Rfd8
  29. 29.Qb7 Rac8
  30. 30.Rb1 Qxa5
  31. 31.c7 Rf8
  32. 32.Qb5 Qa3
  33. 33.Qxd5 Nc3
  34. 34.Rxc3 Qxc3
  35. 35.Bxg6 Rxc7
  36. 36.Ne5 Qc5
  37. 37.Bxf7+ Rfxf7
  38. 38.Rb8+

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