Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

WCh 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2018
Site London ENG
Round 7
Date 2018.11.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p2k2p1/1p1Nppp1/4P3/5P2/P1P3P1/5KP1/5b2 b - - 12 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.Nd2 Qd8
  11. 11.Nb3 Bb6
  12. 12.Be2 Qe7
  13. 13.Bg5 dxc4
  14. 14.Nd2 Ne5
  15. 15.O-O Bd7
  16. 16.Bf4 Ng6
  17. 17.Bg3 Bc6
  18. 18.Nxc4 Bc7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  21. 21.Rd1 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 Nd5
  23. 23.Qd4 Nxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Bxg3
  25. 25.hxg3 Qd7
  26. 26.Bd3 b6
  27. 27.f3 Bb7
  28. 28.Bxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.e4 Qc7
  30. 30.e5 Qc5+
  31. 31.Kh2 Ba6
  32. 32.Nd6 Qxc3
  33. 33.bxc3 f6
  34. 34.f4 Kf8
  35. 35.Kg1 Ke7
  36. 36.Kf2 Kd7
  37. 37.Ke3 Bf1
  38. 38.Kf2 Ba6
  39. 39.Ke3 Bf1
  40. 40.Kf2

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