Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Magnus Carlsen
Result	1-0
Event	Clutch Chess: Champions
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	9.2
Date	2025.10.28
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/p1p3n1/3kP1p1/6P1/6K1/2p5/1p2N3/8 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.O-O Nxe4
5. 5.d4 Nd6
6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
9. 9.h3 Ke8
10. 10.Nc3 h5
11. 11.Bf4 Be7
12. 12.Rad1 Be6
13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
14. 14.Rfe1 h4
15. 15.Nxe6 Rxe6
16. 16.Ne4 c5
17. 17.c3 c4
18. 18.g4 hxg3
19. 19.fxg3 b5
20. 20.Kf2 b4
21. 21.Re2 Rb8
22. 22.h4 Ra6
23. 23.h5 Kf8
24. 24.g4 Nh6
25. 25.Kf3 Rxa2
26. 26.g5 Nf5
27. 27.Kg4 g6
28. 28.hxg6 fxg6
29. 29.e6 Bd6
30. 30.Nf6 bxc3
31. 31.Rh1 Bxf4
32. 32.Rh7 Ng7
33. 33.Rh8+ Ke7
34. 34.Rxb8 Rxb2
35. 35.Rexb2 cxb2
36. 36.Nd5+ Kd6
37. 37.Nxf4 c3
38. 38.Ne2

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