Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi

1st 3-0 Thu 2nd Jul 2026 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 2nd Jul 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2026.07.02
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r3PK1p/8/6P1/1pk5/pR6/P7/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 d6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qd2 g6
  6. 6.b3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb2 Nf6
  8. 8.g3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg2 a5
  10. 10.Rd1 Re8
  11. 11.Nf3 Bf5
  12. 12.O-O Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Ne1 a4
  16. 16.b4 Qf6
  17. 17.b5 Bxg2
  18. 18.Nxg2 Ne5
  19. 19.Ne3 a3
  20. 20.c5 dxc5
  21. 21.f4 Nd7
  22. 22.Nd5 Qd6
  23. 23.f5 Nf6
  24. 24.Nxf6 Qxf6
  25. 25.fxg6 Qxg6
  26. 26.Qc3+ Kg8
  27. 27.Rd7 Rf8
  28. 28.Qxc5 Rae8
  29. 29.Qf2 Qe6
  30. 30.Rd2 Qe3
  31. 31.Qxe3 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rc1 Re5
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rxb5
  34. 34.Rc3 Ra8
  35. 35.Kf2 Ra6
  36. 36.Rdd3 Rf6+
  37. 37.Rf3 Rxf3+
  38. 38.Kxf3 Ra5
  39. 39.Rb3 b5
  40. 40.e4 Kg7
  41. 41.Kf4 Kf6
  42. 42.g4 Ke6
  43. 43.g5 f6
  44. 44.h4 fxg5+
  45. 45.hxg5 Kd6
  46. 46.Kf5 Kc5
  47. 47.e5 b4
  48. 48.e6 Kc4+
  49. 49.Kf6 Ra6
  50. 50.Kf7 Ra7+
  51. 51.e7

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