Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2024 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 4.2
Date 2024.08.05
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4Np2/4p3/1pK1P2p/p1pP2bP/P7/1P3R2/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.a3 a5
  9. 9.h4 a4
  10. 10.Nf4 Qa5
  11. 11.Bd2 Qb6
  12. 12.Bc1 Qa5
  13. 13.Qd2 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nb6
  15. 15.Nh5 Kf8
  16. 16.Rh3 h6
  17. 17.Rg3 g6
  18. 18.Nf6 Nd7
  19. 19.Ng4 h5
  20. 20.Ne3 Nb6
  21. 21.Nc2 Bd7
  22. 22.Qxa5 Nxa5
  23. 23.Bg5 Rc8
  24. 24.O-O-O Bxg5+
  25. 25.Nxg5 Ke7
  26. 26.Kb1 Rc7
  27. 27.Rf3 Rf8
  28. 28.Be2 Nbc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 dxc4
  30. 30.Nb4 Bc6
  31. 31.Rf6 Rd7
  32. 32.Kc2 Bd5
  33. 33.Kc3 b5
  34. 34.f3 Nb7
  35. 35.g4 Nd8
  36. 36.gxh5 gxh5
  37. 37.Rh6 Ke8
  38. 38.Nh7 Bxf3
  39. 39.Rf1 Bg4
  40. 40.Nxf8 Kxf8
  41. 41.Rh8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Re8 Nb7
  43. 43.Nc6 Bf5
  44. 44.Rg1+ Bg4
  45. 45.Rf1 Bf5
  46. 46.Re7 Rxe7
  47. 47.Nxe7 Bg4
  48. 48.Kb4 Kf8
  49. 49.Nc8 Nd8
  50. 50.Rf2 Nc6+
  51. 51.Kc5 Ne7
  52. 52.Nxe7

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