Carlsen, Magnus – Caruana, Fabiano (No content to display) Carlsen, Magnus (2840) Caruana, Fabiano (2795) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: December 8, 2025 Location: Grootbos RSA Tournament: Freestyle Grand Slam RR Round: 2.1 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: December 21, 2025 [Event "Freestyle Grand Slam RR"] [Site "Grootbos RSA"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2795"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [Variant "Chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nrkbnrbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKBNRBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [EventDate "2025.12.08"] 1. f4 f5 2. b3 Nb6 3. c4 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Nac2 e5 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. e4 Be7 8. c5 Nd7 9. exf5 Nxc5 10. Bxc5 Bxc5 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. fxg6 Rxf1 13. Qxf1 hxg6 14. Bg4+ Kd8 15. Qe2 c6 16. O-O-O Kc7 17. Re1 Nf6 18. Nxe5 Nxg4 19. Nxg4 Rf8 20. Qe3 Qh5 21. Qd4 Rd8 22. Nf6 Qa5 23. Ne8+ Kb8 24. Nxd6 Qxa2 25. Qf6 Qa5 26. Kb2 Bxb3 27. Kxb3 Qd5+ 28. Nc4 b5 29. Qe5+ 1-0 [Event "Freestyle Grand Slam RR"] [Site "Grootbos RSA"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2795"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [Variant "Chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nrkbnrbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKBNRBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [EventDate "2025.12.08"] 1. f4 f5 2. b3 Nb6 3. c4 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Nac2 e5 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. e4 Be7 8. c5 Nd7 9. exf5 Nxc5 10. Bxc5 Bxc5 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. fxg6 Rxf1 13. Qxf1 hxg6 14. Bg4+ Kd8 15. Qe2 c6 16. O-O-O Kc7 17. Re1 Nf6 18. Nxe5 Nxg4 19. Nxg4 Rf8 20. Qe3 Qh5 21. Qd4 Rd8 22. Nf6 Qa5 23. Ne8+ Kb8 24. Nxd6 Qxa2 25. Qf6 Qa5 26. Kb2 Bxb3 27. Kxb3 Qd5+ 28. Nc4 b5 29. Qe5+ 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
