Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.1
Date 2018.01.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/1n6/2p1k1p1/p1P3p1/P4rP1/1PK2P1R/3N4 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 g6
  9. 9.Nd4 a6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bg7
  11. 11.h3 Bd7
  12. 12.Bf3 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Bxc6+ bxc6
  15. 15.O-O-O Kd7
  16. 16.Rhe1 Rhe8
  17. 17.Ne4 Nd5
  18. 18.Bd2 f5
  19. 19.Ng5 h6
  20. 20.Nf3 g5
  21. 21.c3 c5
  22. 22.Kc2 Bf6
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Re1 Rf8
  25. 25.Rh1 Re8
  26. 26.g3 g4
  27. 27.Ng1 Bg5
  28. 28.Kd1 a5
  29. 29.Ne2 a4
  30. 30.Bxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.hxg4 fxg4
  32. 32.Rh5 Re5
  33. 33.Rh7+ Ke6
  34. 34.a3 Rf5
  35. 35.c4 Nf6
  36. 36.Rh2 Rf3
  37. 37.Kc2 Nd7
  38. 38.d4 Nb6
  39. 39.dxc5 dxc5
  40. 40.Nc3 Ke5
  41. 41.Nd1

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