Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 6.3
Date 2014.08.08
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/3R2p1/4p2p/6PP/4k3/3p4/8/2K5 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd8
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg4
  6. 6.h3 Bxf3
  7. 7.Qxf3 c6
  8. 8.Ne2 e6
  9. 9.g4 Qd5
  10. 10.Bg2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qg3 Qc4
  12. 12.Qb3 Qxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Bd6
  14. 14.c4 a6
  15. 15.Be3 O-O-O
  16. 16.O-O-O Rhe8
  17. 17.Ng3 Nf8
  18. 18.Bf3 Ng6
  19. 19.h4 Bf4
  20. 20.h5 Bxe3+
  21. 21.fxe3 Ne7
  22. 22.e4 h6
  23. 23.e5 Nh7
  24. 24.Ne4 Rf8
  25. 25.Nd6+ Kc7
  26. 26.Bg2 Ng5
  27. 27.Rhf1 f6
  28. 28.Kc2 fxe5
  29. 29.dxe5 Nc8
  30. 30.c5 Ne7
  31. 31.b4 Nd5
  32. 32.Bxd5 cxd5
  33. 33.b5 axb5
  34. 34.Nxb5+ Kc6
  35. 35.Nd6 Nf3
  36. 36.b4 Ra8
  37. 37.Ra1 Rxa1
  38. 38.Rxa1 Nxe5
  39. 39.Ra7 Rb8
  40. 40.Ra3 b6
  41. 41.Ra7 bxc5
  42. 42.Ra6+ Kc7
  43. 43.bxc5 Nd7
  44. 44.Ra7+ Kc6
  45. 45.g5 Nxc5
  46. 46.Nf7 d4
  47. 47.Ne5+ Kd5
  48. 48.Nd7 d3+
  49. 49.Kc1 Nxd7
  50. 50.Rxd7+ Ke4

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