Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi

Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2025.09.23
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3K4/6k1/2P5/8/8/8 b - - 2 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nh3 d6
  2. 2.e4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.d3 Rb8
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.f4 b5
  9. 9.axb5 axb5
  10. 10.O-O b4
  11. 11.Ne2 Qc7
  12. 12.f5 Nf6
  13. 13.Nef4 gxf5
  14. 14.Nh5 Nxh5
  15. 15.Qxh5 h6
  16. 16.exf5 Nd4
  17. 17.Rf2 Bb7
  18. 18.Nf4 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Qb7+
  20. 20.Kh3 Bf6
  21. 21.c3 Nb3
  22. 22.Rb1 Qh1
  23. 23.Qe2 Nxc1
  24. 24.Qe3 Rg8
  25. 25.Rxc1 Qc6
  26. 26.d4 bxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 h5
  28. 28.dxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Re1 Rg5
  30. 30.Nd3 Rc8
  31. 31.Ne5 Qd5
  32. 32.Qf4 Rd8
  33. 33.c4 Qd4
  34. 34.Re4 Qd1
  35. 35.Nc6 Rg4
  36. 36.Qe3 Rxe4
  37. 37.Qxe4 Rd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Qxd2
  39. 39.Qf3 Qg5
  40. 40.Na5 Kf8
  41. 41.Nb3 Bd4
  42. 42.Qe4 Bg1
  43. 43.Qf4 Qxf4
  44. 44.gxf4 Kg7
  45. 45.Kg2 Be3
  46. 46.Kf3 Bg1
  47. 47.h3 Kf6
  48. 48.Ke4 e6
  49. 49.fxe6 Kxe6
  50. 50.f5+ Kf6
  51. 51.Nd2 Bd4
  52. 52.Nf3 Bc3
  53. 53.Kf4 Ba5
  54. 54.Ke4 Bc7
  55. 55.Ne1 Bg3
  56. 56.Nd3 Bd6
  57. 57.Kd5 Bf8
  58. 58.Ne5 Kxf5
  59. 59.Nxf7 h4
  60. 60.Ne5 Kf4
  61. 61.Ng6+ Kg3
  62. 62.Nxf8 Kxh3
  63. 63.Ng6 Kg4
  64. 64.Nxh4 Kxh4
  65. 65.Kxc5 Kg5
  66. 66.Kd6

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