Wei Yi vs Magnus Carlsen

9th Masters Final 2016 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 2.2
Date 2016.07.14
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1K6/3q3p/1RN3p1/P1k5/5p2/8/7P/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.f4 b5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 Bb7
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.Be4 Bxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Nh6
  11. 11.dxc5 dxe5
  12. 12.c6 Nf6
  13. 13.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  14. 14.Nxf6+ exf6
  15. 15.c7 Rc8
  16. 16.Bb6 Kd7
  17. 17.Ba5 Nf5
  18. 18.O-O-O+ Kc6
  19. 19.Rd8 Nd6
  20. 20.fxe5 fxe5
  21. 21.Rd1 Nc4
  22. 22.Bc3 Rxc7
  23. 23.b3 Ne3
  24. 24.Bxe5 Nxd1
  25. 25.Rd6+ Kb7
  26. 26.Bxg7 Rg8
  27. 27.Bd4 Nc3
  28. 28.Rb6+ Kc8
  29. 29.Be5 Rd8
  30. 30.Kb2 Nd5
  31. 31.Bxc7 Kxc7
  32. 32.Rxa6 Kb7
  33. 33.Ra3 Ne3
  34. 34.c4 bxc4
  35. 35.Ne5 Rd2+
  36. 36.Kc3 Rc2+
  37. 37.Kd4 Nf5+
  38. 38.Kd5 c3
  39. 39.Kc5 Nd6
  40. 40.Nc6 Ne4+
  41. 41.Kb5 Kc7
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kd6
  43. 43.Ra4 f5
  44. 44.Kb6 Rxg2
  45. 45.Rd4+ Ke6
  46. 46.a4 Ra2
  47. 47.a5 Rb2
  48. 48.Kc7 Nc5
  49. 49.Rc4 Na6+
  50. 50.Kb6 Rxb3+
  51. 51.Kxa6 Kd5
  52. 52.Rb4 c2
  53. 53.Ne7+ Kc5
  54. 54.Rxb3 c1=Q
  55. 55.Rb6 Qc4+
  56. 56.Kb7 Qe4+
  57. 57.Nc6 Qd5
  58. 58.Kc7 Qd6+
  59. 59.Kb7 Qd7+
  60. 60.Kb8 f4

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