Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2020.04.22
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/p1p5/1p2k2p/2p1pR2/2P1K2P/2P2N2/PP3n2/8 w - - 8 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Bb4
  5. 5.Nd5 Bc5
  6. 6.Nxf6+ gxf6
  7. 7.Bc4 d6
  8. 8.d3 Be6
  9. 9.Be3 Qd7
  10. 10.Qe2 O-O-O
  11. 11.Bxc5 dxc5
  12. 12.c3 Bxc4
  13. 13.dxc4 f5
  14. 14.Rd1 Qxd1+
  15. 15.Qxd1 Rxd1+
  16. 16.Kxd1 fxe4
  17. 17.Nd2 f5
  18. 18.g4 Rf8
  19. 19.Ke2 Ne7
  20. 20.gxf5 Rxf5
  21. 21.Nxe4 b6
  22. 22.Rg1 Ng6
  23. 23.Ke3 Kd7
  24. 24.Ng5 h6
  25. 25.Nf3 Nf4
  26. 26.Rg7+ Ke6
  27. 27.h4 Kf6
  28. 28.Ke4 Nd3
  29. 29.Rf7+ Ke6
  30. 30.Re7+ Kf6
  31. 31.Rf7+ Ke6
  32. 32.Rxf5 Nxf2+
  33. 33.Ke3 Ng4+
  34. 34.Ke4 Nf2+
  35. 35.Ke3 Ng4+
  36. 36.Ke4 Nf2+

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