Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2022.12.13
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E28)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 d6
  7. 7.f3 Nh5
  8. 8.Nh3 f5
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.e4 f4
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.dxc5 Qe7
  14. 14.Kh1 Bd7
  15. 15.a4 Rad8
  16. 16.Qc2 Nf6
  17. 17.Ng5 h6
  18. 18.Ne4 Be8
  19. 19.Nd6 b6
  20. 20.Nxe8 Qxe8
  21. 21.cxb6 axb6
  22. 22.Ba3 e4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Rf5
  25. 25.Rab1 Re5
  26. 26.Qxf4 Re2
  27. 27.Rxb6 Rdd2
  28. 28.Rg1 Ne5
  29. 29.Bc5 Nd3
  30. 30.Rb8 Nxf4
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Bd4 Nd3
  33. 33.f4 Ra2
  34. 34.Re7 Nf2+
  35. 35.Bxf2 Rxf2
  36. 36.Rxe6 Rxf4
  37. 37.Rc6 Rff2
  38. 38.c5 Rfc2
  39. 39.h3 Rxc3
  40. 40.Rc7 Rcc2
  41. 41.c6 Rxa4
  42. 42.Rc8 Rac4
  43. 43.c7 Rxc7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Rxc7
  45. 45.Kh2 g5
  46. 46.Rh1 Kg6
  47. 47.Rg1 Rf7
  48. 48.Rh1 h5
  49. 49.Rg1 h4
  50. 50.Re1 Rf5
  51. 51.Re3 Kf6
  52. 52.Kg1 Re5
  53. 53.Rxe5 Kxe5
  54. 54.Kf2 Kf4
  55. 55.Kf1 g4
  56. 56.hxg4 Kxg4
  57. 57.Kg1 h3
  58. 58.gxh3+ Kxh3

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