Magnus Carlsen GM

MagnusCarlsen Norway Since 2010 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟

70.0%- 17.4%- 12.6%

Rapid 2941 107W 26L 95D

Blitz 3315 4552W 1017L 780D

Bullet 3150 1377W 455L 208D

Magnus Carlsen (GM) vs Alexander Rustemov (GM)

Game 44 of 49

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Moves

1. c4 c5

2. g3 g6

3. Bg2 Bg7

4. Nc3 Nc6

5. d3 Bxc3+

6. bxc3 b6

7. h4 Nf6

8. Bg5 Bb7

9. Nh3 Qc7

10. Bxf6 exf6

11. Nf4 Ne7

12. O-O Bxg2

13. Kxg2 Qc6+

14. e4 O-O

15. Re1 Rae8

16. a4 f5

17. Qf3 d6

18. a5 fxe4

19. Rxe4 f5

20. Re6 Qxf3+

21. Kxf3 Nc8

22. axb6 axb6

23. Ra8 Kf7

24. Rxe8 Rxe8

25. Rb8 h6

26. Nd5 g5

27. Rb7+ Kg6

28. h5+

Players

Magnus Carlsen (GM)

White

3316

+425

Alexander Rustemov (GM)

Black

2891

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20193 days 15 hours 26 minutes

Time Control

3m + 1s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

55

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "MagnusCarlsen"]
[Black "alexrustemov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/early-titled-tuesday-blitz-april-15-2025-5592299"]
[CurrentPosition "2n1r3/1R6/1p1p2kp/2pN1ppP/2P5/2PP1KP1/5P2/8 b - - 0 28"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A36"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Fianchetto-Ultra-Symmetrical-Line-5.d3"]
[UTCDate "2025.04.15"]
[UTCTime "15:21:57"]
[WhiteElo "3316"]
[BlackElo "2891"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[Termination "MagnusCarlsen won by resignation"]
[StartTime "15:21:57"]
[EndDate "2025.04.15"]
[EndTime "15:26:12"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/139044051391"]

1. c4 {[%clk 0:02:59.8]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 2. g3 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 2... g6 {[%clk 0:03:00.2]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:59.2]} 3... Bg7 {[%clk 0:03:00.8]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:59.1]} 4... Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:01.2]} 5. d3 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 5... Bxc3+ {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 6. bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:59.6]} 6... b6 {[%clk 0:03:00.4]} 7. h4 {[%clk 0:02:58.3]} 7... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:54.5]} 8. Bg5 {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 8... Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 9. Nh3 {[%clk 0:02:51.9]} 9... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:18.1]} 10. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:02:51.7]} 10... exf6 {[%clk 0:02:19]} 11. Nf4 {[%clk 0:02:51.8]} 11... Ne7 {[%clk 0:02:18.8]} 12. O-O {[%clk 0:02:45.8]} 12... Bxg2 {[%clk 0:02:16.7]} 13. Kxg2 {[%clk 0:02:46.7]} 13... Qc6+ {[%clk 0:02:14.1]} 14. e4 {[%clk 0:02:46.2]} 14... O-O {[%clk 0:02:07.3]} 15. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:43.4]} 15... Rae8 {[%clk 0:02:02.9]} 16. a4 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 16... f5 {[%clk 0:01:56.6]} 17. Qf3 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 17... d6 {[%clk 0:01:34.5]} 18. a5 {[%clk 0:02:38.6]} 18... fxe4 {[%clk 0:01:22.5]} 19. Rxe4 {[%clk 0:02:37.6]} 19... f5 {[%clk 0:01:21.8]} 20. Re6 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 20... Qxf3+ {[%clk 0:01:21.6]} 21. Kxf3 {[%clk 0:02:33.9]} 21... Nc8 {[%clk 0:01:22.4]} 22. axb6 {[%clk 0:02:32.2]} 22... axb6 {[%clk 0:01:20.7]} 23. Ra8 {[%clk 0:02:31.1]} 23... Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:16.5]} 24. Rxe8 {[%clk 0:02:30.3]} 24... Rxe8 {[%clk 0:01:16.5]} 25. Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:29.3]} 25... h6 {[%clk 0:01:00.5]} 26. Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:28.7]} 26... g5 {[%clk 0:00:57.6]} 27. Rb7+ {[%clk 0:02:28]} 27... Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 28. h5+ {[%clk 0:02:27.8]} 1-0