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

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