Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2025 · Philidor Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 12.1
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n1k1/R1N2pp1/2Np4/3Pp1p1/8/3b3P/2r2PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.a4 c6
  8. 8.a5 Qc7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.h3 Re8
  11. 11.d5 b5
  12. 12.axb6 Nxb6
  13. 13.Bb3 cxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Bd7
  15. 15.Ra6 Rec8
  16. 16.Qd3 Qb7
  17. 17.Ra5 Bd8
  18. 18.Qa6 Qxa6
  19. 19.Rxa6 Ne8
  20. 20.Be3 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Nd2 Rc7
  23. 23.Rea1 Rb8
  24. 24.Nb3 Bf5
  25. 25.Na5 Rxb2
  26. 26.Nc6 Bg5
  27. 27.Bxg5 hxg5
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rxc2
  29. 29.Nb5 Bd3
  30. 30.Nxc7

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