Magnus Carlsen GM

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

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Rapid 2941 107W 26L 95D

Blitz 3315 4552W 1017L 780D

Bullet 3150 1377W 455L 208D

Magnus Carlsen (GM) vs Amin Tabatabaei (GM)

Game 34 of 42

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Moves

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 e5

3. Bg2 h6

4. Nc3 Bb4

5. e4 d6

6. Nge2 Nc6

7. d3 Bg4

8. O-O Bxe2

9. Nxe2 Bc5

10. Kh1 Nd4

11. Nxd4 Bxd4

12. f4 a5

13. Rb1 c6

14. b3 h5

15. h3 Nd7

16. Qf3 Qe7

17. Bd2 Nc5

18. h4 exf4

19. Bxf4 Ne6

20. Bd2 Be5

21. Bh3 Nd4

22. Qf2 f6

23. Be3 c5

24. Bf5 Kf7

25. Qg2 g6

26. Bh3 Kg7

27. Rf2 b5

28. Rbf1 b4

29. Bxd4 Bxd4

30. Re2 Be5

31. Rc2 a4

32. Rb1 axb3

33. axb3 Ra3

34. Qf3 Rha8

35. g4 Rh8

36. Rg2 hxg4

37. Rxg4 Ra2

38. Bg2 f5

39. exf5 Rxh4+

40. Bh3 Rh2+

41. Kg1 R4xh3

42. Rxg6+ Kh7

Players

Magnus Carlsen (GM)

Black

3345

+293

Amin Tabatabaei (GM)

White

3052

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20319 days 20 hours 54 minutes

Time Control

3m + 1s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

84

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

A20 English Opening: Drill Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.19"]
[Round "-"]
[White "amintabatabaei"]
[Black "MagnusCarlsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/late-titled-tuesday-blitz-august-19-2025-5854703"]
[CurrentPosition "8/4q2k/3p2R1/2p1bP2/1pP5/1P1P1Q1r/7r/1R4K1 w - - 1 43"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A20"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Kings-English-Variation...3.Bg2-h6-4.Nc3-Bb4"]
[UTCDate "2025.08.19"]
[UTCTime "20:47:05"]
[WhiteElo "3052"]
[BlackElo "3345"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[Termination "MagnusCarlsen won by resignation"]
[StartTime "20:47:05"]
[EndDate "2025.08.19"]
[EndTime "20:54:34"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/149950093361"]

1. c4 {[%clk 0:02:40.5]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:00.7]} 2. g3 {[%clk 0:02:38.2]} 2... e5 {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:38.1]} 3... h6 {[%clk 0:02:59.3]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:36.7]} 4... Bb4 {[%clk 0:02:59.1]} 5. e4 {[%clk 0:02:37.1]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:02:57.9]} 6. Nge2 {[%clk 0:02:37.2]} 6... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:49]} 7. d3 {[%clk 0:02:36.9]} 7... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:46.6]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:27.8]} 8... Bxe2 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 9. Nxe2 {[%clk 0:02:26.8]} 9... Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:44.6]} 10. Kh1 {[%clk 0:02:24.1]} 10... Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:42.1]} 11. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:21.5]} 11... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:02:41.7]} 12. f4 {[%clk 0:02:20.9]} 12... a5 {[%clk 0:02:41.8]} 13. Rb1 {[%clk 0:02:19.3]} 13... c6 {[%clk 0:02:41.9]} 14. b3 {[%clk 0:02:16.4]} 14... h5 {[%clk 0:02:41.9]} 15. h3 {[%clk 0:02:13.8]} 15... Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:30.5]} 16. Qf3 {[%clk 0:02:13]} 16... Qe7 {[%clk 0:02:29.4]} 17. Bd2 {[%clk 0:02:11.2]} 17... Nc5 {[%clk 0:02:28.5]} 18. h4 {[%clk 0:02:02.4]} 18... exf4 {[%clk 0:02:25]} 19. Bxf4 {[%clk 0:02:00.7]} 19... Ne6 {[%clk 0:02:24.2]} 20. Bd2 {[%clk 0:01:32.9]} 20... Be5 {[%clk 0:01:47.2]} 21. Bh3 {[%clk 0:01:32.3]} 21... Nd4 {[%clk 0:01:44.3]} 22. Qf2 {[%clk 0:01:32]} 22... f6 {[%clk 0:01:43.6]} 23. Be3 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 23... c5 {[%clk 0:01:42.4]} 24. Bf5 {[%clk 0:01:23.8]} 24... Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:37.3]} 25. Qg2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 25... g6 {[%clk 0:01:37]} 26. Bh3 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 26... Kg7 {[%clk 0:01:37.5]} 27. Rf2 {[%clk 0:01:10.5]} 27... b5 {[%clk 0:01:26.6]} 28. Rbf1 {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 28... b4 {[%clk 0:01:23.5]} 29. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:00:31.1]} 29... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:01:21.7]} 30. Re2 {[%clk 0:00:31.4]} 30... Be5 {[%clk 0:01:18.5]} 31. Rc2 {[%clk 0:00:29.3]} 31... a4 {[%clk 0:01:18.6]} 32. Rb1 {[%clk 0:00:29.6]} 32... axb3 {[%clk 0:01:17.4]} 33. axb3 {[%clk 0:00:30.5]} 33... Ra3 {[%clk 0:01:16.8]} 34. Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:30.5]} 34... Rha8 {[%clk 0:01:13.8]} 35. g4 {[%clk 0:00:29.4]} 35... Rh8 {[%clk 0:01:10.8]} 36. Rg2 {[%clk 0:00:27.7]} 36... hxg4 {[%clk 0:01:07.2]} 37. Rxg4 {[%clk 0:00:28.1]} 37... Ra2 {[%clk 0:01:00.6]} 38. Bg2 {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 38... f5 {[%clk 0:00:42.4]} 39. exf5 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 39... Rxh4+ {[%clk 0:00:42.1]} 40. Bh3 {[%clk 0:00:05.8]} 40... Rh2+ {[%clk 0:00:35.8]} 41. Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:06.4]} 41... R4xh3 {[%clk 0:00:29]} 42. Rxg6+ {[%clk 0:00:05.3]} 42... Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:29.2]} 0-1