Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz Final KO 2025 · King's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz Final KO 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 1.3
Date 2025.12.30
Opening King's Pawn Game (C20)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/3R2p1/2r3P1/2k2K2/2p5/8 w - - 8 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.Na4 a5
  6. 6.Nxc5 dxc5
  7. 7.c3 Nge7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Be3 f5
  11. 11.exf5 Nxf5
  12. 12.Nd2 Be6
  13. 13.Bf3 Qd7
  14. 14.Qe2 Bd5
  15. 15.Be4 h6
  16. 16.f3 Rad8
  17. 17.Rfd1 a4
  18. 18.Bf2 Nce7
  19. 19.Nc4 Ng6
  20. 20.g3 Qf7
  21. 21.Rf1 Nd6
  22. 22.Bxg6 Qxg6
  23. 23.Nxe5 Qe6
  24. 24.Rae1 Bxf3
  25. 25.Nxf3 Qxe2
  26. 26.Rxe2 Rxf3
  27. 27.Be3 Rxf1+
  28. 28.Kxf1 Kf7
  29. 29.g4 a3
  30. 30.bxa3 Nb5
  31. 31.c4 Nxa3
  32. 32.Rd2 Nb1
  33. 33.Rd1 Nc3
  34. 34.Rd2 Ke6
  35. 35.Ke1 Ra8
  36. 36.Bf4 c6
  37. 37.Rb2 b5
  38. 38.cxb5 cxb5
  39. 39.Bd2 b4
  40. 40.Bxc3 bxc3
  41. 41.Rb3 Rxa2
  42. 42.Rxc3 Kd5
  43. 43.h3 Rh2
  44. 44.Ra3 Kd4
  45. 45.Ra7 g5
  46. 46.Rd7+ Ke3
  47. 47.Kf1 Rxh3
  48. 48.Kg2 Rh4
  49. 49.Kg3 Rh1
  50. 50.Rd5 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kh3 Rc1
  52. 52.Kg3 Rc3
  53. 53.Rd6 Rxd3
  54. 54.Rxh6 c4
  55. 55.Re6+ Kd2+
  56. 56.Kf2 c3
  57. 57.Re2+ Kc1
  58. 58.Re5 c2
  59. 59.Ke2 Rc3
  60. 60.Rb5 Rc4
  61. 61.Kf3 Kd2
  62. 62.Rd5+ Kc3

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