Magnus Carlsen GM

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

69.9%- 17.4%- 12.7%

Rapid 2941 107W 26L 95D

Blitz 3330 4568W 1025L 792D

Bullet 3208 1385W 460L 212D

Magnus Carlsen (GM) vs Amin Tabatabaei (GM)

Game 39 of 42

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Moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nf6

3. Nxe5 d6

4. Nf3 Nxe4

5. d3 Nf6

6. d4 g6

7. Bb5+ c6

8. Bd3 Bg7

9. Qe2+ Qe7

10. Qxe7+ Kxe7

11. O-O Rd8

12. h3 Kf8

13. Re1 a5

14. a4 Na6

15. c3 Nc7

16. Na3 Ncd5

17. Nc4 h6

18. Bd2 Be6

19. Bxg6 fxg6

20. Rxe6 b5

21. axb5 cxb5

22. Nxa5 Ra6

23. Ree1 Rda8

24. Nb3 Ra2

25. Rxa2 Rxa2

26. Rb1 Ne4

27. Kf1 Nb6

28. Bc1 g5

29. Ra1 Rxa1

30. Nxa1 Ke7

31. Ke2 Ke6

32. Nc2 Bf6

33. Na3 b4

34. cxb4 Nd5

35. Nc2 h5

36. g4 hxg4

37. hxg4 Bd8

38. Nfe1 Nc7

39. f3

Players

Magnus Carlsen (GM)

White

3362

+211

Amin Tabatabaei (GM)

Black

3151

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20459 days 16 hours 56 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

77

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C42 Petrov's Defense

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "MagnusCarlsen"]
[Black "amintabatabaei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-january-06-2026-6140433"]
[CurrentPosition "3b4/2n5/3pk3/6p1/1P1Pn1P1/5P2/1PN1K3/2B1N3 b - - 0 39"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C42"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Petrovs-Defense-Classical-French-Attack-5...Nf6-6.d4"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.06"]
[UTCTime "16:50:11"]
[WhiteElo "3362"]
[BlackElo "3151"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "MagnusCarlsen won by resignation"]
[StartTime "16:50:11"]
[EndDate "2026.01.06"]
[EndTime "16:56:25"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/162031628551"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:13.8]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:57.6]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:12.2]} 3. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:04:54.6]} 3... d6 {[%clk 0:04:11.5]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:53.5]} 4... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:04:10.8]} 5. d3 {[%clk 0:04:53.1]} 5... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:09.6]} 6. d4 {[%clk 0:04:52.1]} 6... g6 {[%clk 0:04:09.3]} 7. Bb5+ {[%clk 0:04:49.4]} 7... c6 {[%clk 0:04:06.6]} 8. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:44.1]} 8... Bg7 {[%clk 0:04:06]} 9. Qe2+ {[%clk 0:04:43.2]} 9... Qe7 {[%clk 0:04:03.9]} 10. Qxe7+ {[%clk 0:04:42]} 10... Kxe7 {[%clk 0:04:03.8]} 11. O-O {[%clk 0:04:34.7]} 11... Rd8 {[%clk 0:04:03.1]} 12. h3 {[%clk 0:04:32.3]} 12... Kf8 {[%clk 0:03:57.2]} 13. Re1 {[%clk 0:04:31.5]} 13... a5 {[%clk 0:03:54]} 14. a4 {[%clk 0:04:23.1]} 14... Na6 {[%clk 0:03:52.9]} 15. c3 {[%clk 0:04:21.1]} 15... Nc7 {[%clk 0:03:52]} 16. Na3 {[%clk 0:04:18.3]} 16... Ncd5 {[%clk 0:03:44.1]} 17. Nc4 {[%clk 0:04:15.4]} 17... h6 {[%clk 0:03:41.1]} 18. Bd2 {[%clk 0:04:14]} 18... Be6 {[%clk 0:03:38.5]} 19. Bxg6 {[%clk 0:04:10.3]} 19... fxg6 {[%clk 0:03:03.6]} 20. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:04:07.6]} 20... b5 {[%clk 0:02:51.7]} 21. axb5 {[%clk 0:04:04.9]} 21... cxb5 {[%clk 0:02:51.6]} 22. Nxa5 {[%clk 0:03:40.1]} 22... Ra6 {[%clk 0:02:47.4]} 23. Ree1 {[%clk 0:03:38.4]} 23... Rda8 {[%clk 0:02:39.7]} 24. Nb3 {[%clk 0:03:36.9]} 24... Ra2 {[%clk 0:02:39.4]} 25. Rxa2 {[%clk 0:03:33.3]} 25... Rxa2 {[%clk 0:02:39.3]} 26. Rb1 {[%clk 0:03:32.4]} 26... Ne4 {[%clk 0:02:34.6]} 27. Kf1 {[%clk 0:03:16.8]} 27... Nb6 {[%clk 0:02:32.8]} 28. Bc1 {[%clk 0:03:13.7]} 28... g5 {[%clk 0:02:24]} 29. Ra1 {[%clk 0:03:08.6]} 29... Rxa1 {[%clk 0:02:19.2]} 30. Nxa1 {[%clk 0:03:07.3]} 30... Ke7 {[%clk 0:02:19.1]} 31. Ke2 {[%clk 0:03:04.4]} 31... Ke6 {[%clk 0:02:18.4]} 32. Nc2 {[%clk 0:03:02.5]} 32... Bf6 {[%clk 0:02:15.2]} 33. Na3 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 33... b4 {[%clk 0:02:13.1]} 34. cxb4 {[%clk 0:02:53.2]} 34... Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:09]} 35. Nc2 {[%clk 0:02:48.7]} 35... h5 {[%clk 0:02:04.2]} 36. g4 {[%clk 0:02:45.9]} 36... hxg4 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 37. hxg4 {[%clk 0:02:45.8]} 37... Bd8 {[%clk 0:02:01.4]} 38. Nfe1 {[%clk 0:02:40.6]} 38... Nc7 {[%clk 0:01:52.4]} 39. f3 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 1-0