(White) Fabiano Caruana vs (Black) Magnus Carlsen I 2025; 1-0

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown

Saint Louis, MO USA

2025.10.28

2025.10.27

1-0

(White) Fabiano Caruana vs

(Black) Magnus Carlsen

(WhiteElo) 2789

(BlackElo) 2839

Fabiano Caruana wins after 38 moves.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5

Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6

14. Rfe1 h4 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Ne4 c5 17. c3 c4 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 b5 20.

Kf2 b4 21. Re2 Rb8 22. h4 Ra6 23. h5 Kf8 24. g4 Nh6 25. Kf3 Rxa2 26. g5 Nf5

27. Kg4 g6 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. e6 Bd6 30. Nf6 bxc3 31. Rh1 Bxf4 32. Rh7 Ng7

33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Rxb8 Rxb2 35. Rexb2 cxb2 36. Nd5+ Kd6 37. Nxf4 c3 38. Ne2

1-0
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Source: www.chessgames.com