Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi

World Rapid 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 101 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 5.1
Date 2025.12.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 101
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1r4K1/R6P/5k2/8/8/8/8 w - - 3 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd2 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Qxc3
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Bb5+ Bd7
  13. 13.Rc1 Qa5
  14. 14.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  15. 15.O-O Nxc5
  16. 16.Nb3 Nxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 O-O
  18. 18.Qxb7 Qxa2
  19. 19.Ra1 Qc4
  20. 20.Rxa7 Rxa7
  21. 21.Qxa7 Rc8
  22. 22.h3 h6
  23. 23.Rd1 Qe2
  24. 24.Qa4 g6
  25. 25.Ra1 Qb2
  26. 26.Rf1 Kg7
  27. 27.Qa5 Qb3
  28. 28.Qd2 Qc4
  29. 29.Rd1 h5
  30. 30.g3 Ra8
  31. 31.Qb2+ Kg8
  32. 32.Qb7 Ra2
  33. 33.Qxd5 Qxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 Kg7
  35. 35.Kg2 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf3 Ke6
  37. 37.Rb5 Rc2
  38. 38.Ra5 Rb2
  39. 39.e4 Rc2
  40. 40.Ra3 Rb2
  41. 41.Ke3 Kf6
  42. 42.Ra6+ Ke7
  43. 43.h4 Rc2
  44. 44.f3 Rg2
  45. 45.Kf4 Rf2
  46. 46.e5 Rf1
  47. 47.Rb6 Rf2
  48. 48.Rb7+ Ke6
  49. 49.Rb3 Re2
  50. 50.Rb6+ Ke7
  51. 51.Ra6 Rf2
  52. 52.Ra7+ Ke6
  53. 53.Ra6+ Ke7
  54. 54.Rf6 Rh2
  55. 55.Kg5 Rg2
  56. 56.Kh6 Rxg3
  57. 57.f4 Kf8
  58. 58.e6 Ke7
  59. 59.exf7 Kf8
  60. 60.Rxg6 Rh3
  61. 61.Kg5 Kxf7
  62. 62.Rh6 Rg3+
  63. 63.Kf5 Kg7
  64. 64.Rxh5 Ra3
  65. 65.Kg4 Ra1
  66. 66.Rb5 Rc1
  67. 67.Ra5 Rb1
  68. 68.Ra7+ Kh6
  69. 69.Ra6+ Kg7
  70. 70.Kg5 Rg1+
  71. 71.Kf5 Rb1
  72. 72.Rg6+ Kh7
  73. 73.Re6 Rh1
  74. 74.Re7+ Kh6
  75. 75.Re8 Kg7
  76. 76.Re7+ Kh6
  77. 77.Re6+ Kh7
  78. 78.Kg5 Rg1+
  79. 79.Kh5 Kg7
  80. 80.Ra6 Rg2
  81. 81.Ra5 Rf2
  82. 82.Kg4 Rg2+
  83. 83.Kf3 Rh2
  84. 84.Kg3 Rb2
  85. 85.Ra6 Rb5
  86. 86.Ra3 Rb1
  87. 87.Kg4 Kf6
  88. 88.Ra6+ Kg7
  89. 89.h5 Rg1+
  90. 90.Kf5 Rb1
  91. 91.Rg6+ Kf7
  92. 92.Kg5 Rg1+
  93. 93.Kh6 Rf1
  94. 94.Rg4 Rh1
  95. 95.Rg5 Kf6
  96. 96.Kh7 Rh4
  97. 97.Kg8 Rxf4
  98. 98.Rg6+ Kf5
  99. 99.Ra6 Rb4
  100. 100.h6 Rb8+
  101. 101.Kg7 Rb7+

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