Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.04.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/6B1/K6p/P5p1/6P1/4nP2/8 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e3 a6
  6. 6.a4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Ne5 Bd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.d5 exd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Bf6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Kf1 Rd7
  19. 19.Bf3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.Rc1 Rd6
  22. 22.b4 g5
  23. 23.Rc5 Nxb4
  24. 24.Rc8+ Rd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  26. 26.Bxb7 Kg7
  27. 27.Ke2 a5
  28. 28.Kd2 f5
  29. 29.Kc3 Kf6
  30. 30.Kc4 Bc7
  31. 31.h3 g4
  32. 32.Kb5 Ke5
  33. 33.hxg4 fxg4
  34. 34.Bb6 Kd6
  35. 35.Bxc7+ Kxc7
  36. 36.Be4 h5
  37. 37.Kxa5 Na2
  38. 38.g3 Nc3
  39. 39.Bc2 Ne2
  40. 40.Bg6

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