Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh 2018 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2018
Site London ENG
Round 3
Date 2018.11.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/b4P1p/2k4P/8/4K3/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Qc7
  7. 7.Re1 e5
  8. 8.a3 Nf6
  9. 9.b4 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Nxf3 cxb4
  13. 13.axb4 a5
  14. 14.bxa5 Rxa5
  15. 15.Bd2 Raa8
  16. 16.Qb1 Nd7
  17. 17.Qb4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bc3 b5
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.Ra1 Rxa1+
  21. 21.Bxa1 Qa7
  22. 22.Bc3 Qa2
  23. 23.Qb2 Qxb2
  24. 24.Bxb2 f6
  25. 25.Kf1 Kf7
  26. 26.Ke2 Nc5
  27. 27.Bc3 Ne6
  28. 28.g3 Bf8
  29. 29.Nd2 Ng5
  30. 30.h4 Ne6
  31. 31.Nb3 h5
  32. 32.Bd2 Bd6
  33. 33.c3 c5
  34. 34.Be3 Ke7
  35. 35.Kd1 Kd7
  36. 36.Kc2 f5
  37. 37.Kd1 fxe4
  38. 38.dxe4 c4
  39. 39.Nd2 Nc5
  40. 40.Bxc5 Bxc5
  41. 41.Ke2 Kc6
  42. 42.Nf1 b4
  43. 43.cxb4 Bxb4
  44. 44.Ne3 Kc5
  45. 45.f4 exf4
  46. 46.gxf4 Ba5
  47. 47.f5 gxf5
  48. 48.Nxc4 Kxc4
  49. 49.exf5

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