Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Philidor Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.16
Date 2025.11.14
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/1RP2p2/3p1k2/1B2p3/2pbP1P1/5P1p/r3p2P/1R1K4 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Rg1 h5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.a4 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nf8
  10. 10.Bc4 Be6
  11. 11.d5 Bd7
  12. 12.Kb1 Ng6
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.g3 f5
  15. 15.Rge1 f4
  16. 16.Qd3 a6
  17. 17.Bb3 Bg4
  18. 18.Rc1 h4
  19. 19.Nd2 c5
  20. 20.f3 Bd7
  21. 21.g4 h3
  22. 22.Bc4 Nh4
  23. 23.Nb3 Ng2
  24. 24.Rg1 Ne3
  25. 25.a5 b5
  26. 26.axb6 Qxb6
  27. 27.Nd2 Rb8
  28. 28.b3 a5
  29. 29.Nd1 Ng2
  30. 30.Qc3 a4
  31. 31.Nb2 Bh4
  32. 32.Bd3 Bf2
  33. 33.Ndc4 Qc7
  34. 34.Rgf1 Bd4
  35. 35.Qa5 Qxa5
  36. 36.Nxa5 Ke7
  37. 37.Nbc4 Ne3
  38. 38.Rh1 Bc3
  39. 39.Nc6+ Bxc6
  40. 40.dxc6 axb3
  41. 41.Nxe3 fxe3
  42. 42.cxb3 Rxb3+
  43. 43.Kc2 Ra3
  44. 44.Rb1 Bd4
  45. 45.Rb7+ Kf6
  46. 46.Bb5 Rha8
  47. 47.Rb1 c4
  48. 48.c7 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kd1 e2+

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