Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.3
Date 2025.06.05
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/2P1P1qp/8/4Q3/r5P1/4R1K1/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Rd1 b5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nd5
  10. 10.b3 cxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Bb7
  12. 12.Ba3 Bd6
  13. 13.Nd3 Nd7
  14. 14.e4 Bxa3
  15. 15.Rxa3 N5f6
  16. 16.Nd2 a5
  17. 17.Rda1 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qc7
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Rc1 Rc8
  22. 22.Qb2 h6
  23. 23.Qxb4 Bc6
  24. 24.Qb2 Ra8
  25. 25.Nb4 Ne5
  26. 26.f4 Nc4
  27. 27.Nxc4 bxc4
  28. 28.Nxc6 Qxc6
  29. 29.Rxc4 Rc8
  30. 30.e5 Nd5
  31. 31.f5 Qa6
  32. 32.Rc1 Qa7
  33. 33.fxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.Bxd5 exd5
  35. 35.Qd4 Qd7
  36. 36.Kg2 Qc6
  37. 37.h4 Kh8
  38. 38.Rc2 Kg8
  39. 39.h5 Kh8
  40. 40.Kh3 Kg8
  41. 41.Kh2 Qe6
  42. 42.Rd2 Rd8
  43. 43.Kg2 Qc6
  44. 44.Rd1 Qa6
  45. 45.Re1 Qe6
  46. 46.Rb1 Qf5
  47. 47.Rb2 Qxh5
  48. 48.c6 Kh7
  49. 49.e6 Qg6
  50. 50.Re2 Ra8
  51. 51.Qxd5 Ra3
  52. 52.Qe4

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