Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Clutch Chess Showdown Int
Site lichess.org INT
Round 3.5
Date 2020.06.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/7p/7P/3P2k1/5p2/1K6/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nf6
  10. 10.Bd3 Re8
  11. 11.Rhe1 Bg4
  12. 12.Bg5 Qd7
  13. 13.a3 Bf5
  14. 14.Nd4 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Nd5
  16. 16.Bxe7 Nxe7
  17. 17.h4 Ng6
  18. 18.h5 Ne5
  19. 19.Qg3 h6
  20. 20.Re4 Nc6
  21. 21.Rg4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxg7+ Kh8
  23. 23.cxd4 Qf5
  24. 24.f3 Re2
  25. 25.Rd2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Kxd2 Re8
  27. 27.Rg4 Qa5+
  28. 28.Kd1 Qb5
  29. 29.Re4 Rxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Qxb2
  31. 31.Qe3 Kg7
  32. 32.e5 Qb5
  33. 33.Qg3+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qf3 Qc4
  35. 35.Qe4+ Kg7
  36. 36.exd6 cxd6
  37. 37.Kd2 Qb5
  38. 38.Qf3 Qg5+
  39. 39.Kc3 d5
  40. 40.g4 b6
  41. 41.Kb2 Kf8
  42. 42.a4 Ke7
  43. 43.Qe2+ Kd6
  44. 44.a5 bxa5
  45. 45.Qa6+ Ke7
  46. 46.Qxa7+ Kf6
  47. 47.Qxa5 Kg7
  48. 48.c4 Qxg4
  49. 49.Qxd5 f5
  50. 50.Qe5+ Kf7
  51. 51.c5 f4
  52. 52.Qd5+ Kf6
  53. 53.Qd6+ Kg5
  54. 54.Qg6+ Kh4
  55. 55.Qxg4+ Kxg4
  56. 56.c6 f3
  57. 57.c7

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