Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.10
Date 2025.11.14
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2R5/4p3/1P1pPb2/7n/8/2P5/2K5 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.Rd1 b4
  11. 11.axb4 Qxb4
  12. 12.b3 Be7
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.Na4 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 a5
  17. 17.Qxb4 axb4
  18. 18.Kd2 Ba6
  19. 19.Bd3 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.Nb6 Bxd3
  22. 22.Nxa8 Bf5
  23. 23.Nb6 g5
  24. 24.g3 gxf4
  25. 25.gxf4 Kf7
  26. 26.Rhg1 Rb8
  27. 27.Ra1 Rb7
  28. 28.Nc8 Bf8
  29. 29.Ra7 Ne4+
  30. 30.Ke3 Rxa7
  31. 31.Nxa7 Nd6
  32. 32.Kd2 Ne4+
  33. 33.Kc1 Nc3
  34. 34.Re1 Bd6
  35. 35.Be5 Bc5
  36. 36.Nc6 h5
  37. 37.Bd4 Bd6
  38. 38.Ne5+ Ke7
  39. 39.Kb2 Nb5
  40. 40.Bf2 Nc3
  41. 41.Ra1 Kf6
  42. 42.Bh4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kg8
  44. 44.Be7 Bxe5
  45. 45.fxe5 Nd1+
  46. 46.Kc1 Ne3
  47. 47.Rc7 Ng4
  48. 48.Bxb4 Nxh2
  49. 49.Be7 Nf3
  50. 50.b4 h4
  51. 51.Bxh4 Nxh4
  52. 52.b5

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