Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 116 moves
The Game
| White | Magnus Carlsen |
|---|---|
| Black | Fabiano Caruana |
| Result | 1-0 |
| Event | chess.com SpeedChess 2025 |
| Site | chess.com INT |
| Round | 2.9 |
| Date | 2025.11.14 |
| Opening | Sicilian, Taimanov (B46) |
| Moves | 116 |
Final Position




The position after the last move · 1-0
8/8/8/8/8/4K3/r7/1Q4k1 b - - 18 116
All The Moves
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nf3 e6
- 3.d4 cxd4
- 4.Nxd4 Nc6
- 5.Nc3 a6
- 6.Nxc6 bxc6
- 7.e5 Ne7
- 8.Ne4 Ng6
- 9.Nd6+ Bxd6
- 10.exd6 c5
- 11.h4 h5
- 12.Qf3 Rb8
- 13.Qg3 Qf6
- 14.c3 Bb7
- 15.Bg5 Qe5+
- 16.Qxe5 Nxe5
- 17.c4 f6
- 18.Bf4 Nc6
- 19.Be3 Nd4
- 20.Bxd4 cxd4
- 21.b4 Kf7
- 22.Rh3 a5
- 23.a3 Rhc8
- 24.Rc1 axb4
- 25.axb4 Be4
- 26.Rb3 Rb6
- 27.c5 Rxd6
- 28.Kd2 Rdc6
- 29.Ra3 R6c7
- 30.f3 Bd5
- 31.Ba6 Rb8
- 32.b5 Ra7
- 33.b6 Raa8
- 34.Rca1 Ke7
- 35.Bb5 Rxa3
- 36.Rxa3 e5
- 37.Ra7 Rb7
- 38.c6 Rxb6
- 39.Rxd7+ Ke6
- 40.Rxd5 Kxd5
- 41.c7 Rxb5
- 42.c8=Q Rb2+
- 43.Kd3 Rxg2
- 44.Qd7+ Kc5
- 45.Qc7+ Kb4
- 46.Qb6+ Ka3
- 47.f4 Rg3+
- 48.Ke4 Re3+
- 49.Kd5 Ka2
- 50.fxe5 fxe5
- 51.Kc4 Rc3+
- 52.Kd5 Re3
- 53.Qb7 Ka1
- 54.Qxg7 Kb2
- 55.Kc4 Kc2
- 56.Qg2+ Kd1
- 57.Qg5 Ke2
- 58.Qxh5+ Kf2
- 59.Qf5+ Kg3
- 60.h5 Rc3+
- 61.Kd5 Re3
- 62.h6 d3
- 63.Qg5+ Kf2
- 64.Qh4+ Ke2
- 65.Qh5+ Ke1
- 66.h7 d2
- 67.Qh1+ Ke2
- 68.Qh5+ Ke1
- 69.h8=Q d1=Q+
- 70.Qxd1+ Kxd1
- 71.Qh2 e4
- 72.Kd4 Re2
- 73.Qg3 Kc2
- 74.Qc3+ Kd1
- 75.Qa3 Ke1
- 76.Qg3+ Kf1
- 77.Kc3 Rf2
- 78.Qh3+ Kg1
- 79.Kd4 Re2
- 80.Ke5 Kf2
- 81.Kf4 Ke1
- 82.Qb3 Kd2
- 83.Qc4 Kd1
- 84.Qd4+ Kc2
- 85.Qd5 Kc1
- 86.Qb3 Kd2
- 87.Qa3 Kd1
- 88.Qc3 Re1
- 89.Ke5 Re2
- 90.Kd4 Re1
- 91.Qb3+ Kd2
- 92.Qb2+ Kd1
- 93.Qf2 Re2
- 94.Qf1+ Kd2
- 95.Qa1 Kc2
- 96.Qc3+ Kd1
- 97.Qh3 Kd2
- 98.Qb3 Kc1
- 99.Qb4 Kd1
- 100.Kc3 Re3+
- 101.Kb2 Re2+
- 102.Kb1 Re3
- 103.Qd4+ Ke2
- 104.Kc2 Kf3
- 105.Qf6+ Ke2
- 106.Qf4 Rf3
- 107.Qxe4+ Kf2
- 108.Kd2 Rf8
- 109.Qd4+ Kf1
- 110.Qg7 Rf5
- 111.Ke3 Rf2
- 112.Qa1+ Kg2
- 113.Qg7+ Kf1
- 114.Qg4 Ra2
- 115.Qf5+ Kg1
- 116.Qb1+
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