Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2022.12.13
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rR4/p3P3/1p6/5k2/1P5p/P6P/5KP1/8 b - - 2 43

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.cxd5 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 exd5
  9. 9.Bf4 Nc6
  10. 10.e3 Re8
  11. 11.Nf3 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 h5
  13. 13.Bd3 h4
  14. 14.Be5 Bf5
  15. 15.h3 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Qe7
  17. 17.b4 Rac8
  18. 18.O-O Bg6
  19. 19.Rac1 c6
  20. 20.Rfe1 b6
  21. 21.Nh2 Qxe5
  22. 22.f3 Ng3
  23. 23.Bxg6 fxg6
  24. 24.Qxg6+ Qg7
  25. 25.Rxc6 Qxg6
  26. 26.Rxg6+ Kf7
  27. 27.Rxg5 d4
  28. 28.Ng4 Rc3
  29. 29.e4 Rd8
  30. 30.e5 Rc6
  31. 31.f4 d3
  32. 32.f5 d2
  33. 33.e6+ Ke7
  34. 34.Rg7+ Kd6
  35. 35.Rd1 Rc1
  36. 36.Ne3 Ke5
  37. 37.Rd7 Rdc8
  38. 38.Rxd2 Ke4
  39. 39.Kf2 Nxf5
  40. 40.Rxc1 Rxc1
  41. 41.Nxf5 Kxf5
  42. 42.e7 Rc8
  43. 43.Rd8

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