Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.39
Date 2022.12.13
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/2k5/3R2p1/1P2p2p/4P3/pKB4P/6P1/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 Nd7
  7. 7.a4 e5
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.a5 Ne7
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 a6
  12. 12.axb6 cxb6
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Nf6
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Nd2 b5
  18. 18.f3 a5
  19. 19.c4 Rfb8
  20. 20.Qe2 Bf8
  21. 21.cxb5 Qxb5
  22. 22.Qxb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Nc4 a4
  24. 24.Re2 Nd7
  25. 25.Rd2 Rb7
  26. 26.Kf1 f6
  27. 27.Rxd7 Rxd7
  28. 28.Nb6 Rdd8
  29. 29.Nxa8 Rxa8
  30. 30.Ke2 Kf7
  31. 31.Kd3 Ke6
  32. 32.Bd2 Bc5
  33. 33.Bc3 Kd6
  34. 34.Kc4 Kc6
  35. 35.h3 Be7
  36. 36.Ra2 h5
  37. 37.Bb4 Bd8
  38. 38.Bc5 Ra5
  39. 39.Bf8 f5
  40. 40.Bb4 Ra8
  41. 41.Bc3 Bc7
  42. 42.b3 a3
  43. 43.b4 Bd6
  44. 44.Kb3 Kb5
  45. 45.Rd2 Kc6
  46. 46.Rd5 fxe4
  47. 47.fxe4 Rf8
  48. 48.b5+ Kc7
  49. 49.Rxd6

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