Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Magnus Carlsen
Result	0-1
Event	SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
Site	Zagreb CRO
Round	3.3
Date	2025.07.05
Opening	Modern Defense (B06)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4B3/5p2/4k1p1/4P3/2b3r1/3K4/8/5R2 w - - 8 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 g6
2. 2.d4 Bg7
3. 3.Nc3 d6
4. 4.Be3 a6
5. 5.g4 b5
6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
7. 7.h4 h6
8. 8.Nge2 Nf6
9. 9.Ng3 b4
10. 10.g5 hxg5
11. 11.hxg5 Rxh1+
12. 12.Bxh1 Nfd7
13. 13.Na4 c5
14. 14.a3 cxd4
15. 15.Bxd4 Bxd4
16. 16.Qxd4 Nc6
17. 17.Qd2 a5
18. 18.f4 e5
19. 19.Ne2 exf4
20. 20.Qxf4 Nde5
21. 21.O-O-O Ba6
22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
23. 23.Rxd4 Qc7
24. 24.Qf6 Rc8
25. 25.c3 bxa3
26. 26.bxa3 Nd7
27. 27.Qxd6 Qxd6
28. 28.Rxd6 Bb5
29. 29.Nb6 Rxc3+
30. 30.Kb2 Rh3
31. 31.Nxd7 Bxd7
32. 32.Rd1 Be6
33. 33.e5 Rb3+
34. 34.Kc2 Rxa3
35. 35.Bc6+ Ke7
36. 36.Re1 Rg3
37. 37.Ra1 a4
38. 38.Bxa4 Rxg5
39. 39.Re1 Bd5
40. 40.Kd3 Ke6
41. 41.Be8 Rg4
42. 42.Rf1 Bc4+

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