Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

8th Norway Chess 2020 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 8th Norway Chess 2020
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.1
Date 2020.10.08
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/3r4/3n1p2/2k2N1p/PR2P3/2K2PPP/8 b - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Bg5 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Ba6
  10. 10.Qa4 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Qd7
  12. 12.Qc2 Qc6
  13. 13.Qxc6 Nxc6
  14. 14.Bxf6 gxf6
  15. 15.e3 Bxf1
  16. 16.Kxf1 Na5
  17. 17.Nf3 Nc4
  18. 18.Rb1 c5
  19. 19.Ke2 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rhc1 Nd6
  21. 21.dxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.Rc2 Kf8
  23. 23.Nd2 c4
  24. 24.Rbc1 Rab8
  25. 25.Kf3 c3
  26. 26.bxc3 Rc5
  27. 27.c4 f5
  28. 28.Ke2 Ke7
  29. 29.Kd3 Kd7
  30. 30.Rc3 Rc6
  31. 31.c5 Ne8
  32. 32.Nf3 Ra6
  33. 33.Ne5+ Ke7
  34. 34.Ke2 Nf6
  35. 35.R1c2 Nd5
  36. 36.Rd3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rb3 Rc7
  38. 38.Rc4 Ra5
  39. 39.Nd3 e5
  40. 40.Nxe5 Raxc5
  41. 41.Rxc5 Rxc5
  42. 42.Rb7+ Ke6
  43. 43.Nxf7 Ra5
  44. 44.Nd8+ Kd6
  45. 45.Rb3 Ra6
  46. 46.Nf7+ Kc5
  47. 47.Ne5 h5
  48. 48.Kd2 h4
  49. 49.Nd3+ Kc4
  50. 50.Kc2 Rd6
  51. 51.Nf4

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