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 41 of 42

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. Bc4 Nf6

4. d3 g6

5. O-O Bg7

6. a4 Nc6

7. c3 O-O

8. Be3 Bg4

9. Nbd2 Ne5

10. Bb3 Nxd3

11. Qc2 c4

12. Bxc4 Nc5

13. e5 Bf5

14. Qd1 Nfe4

15. exd6 Qxd6

16. Nxe4 Nxe4

17. Qxd6 Nxd6

18. Bd5 Be4

19. Bxe4 Nxe4

20. Rfd1 Nd6

21. Bc5 Nc4

22. b3 Rfc8

23. Bxe7 Na5

24. Rab1 Bxc3

25. Rd7 b6

26. g4 Nc6

27. Bg5 Ne5

28. Nxe5 Bxe5

29. Rbd1 Kg7

30. R1d5 Bf6

31. Be3 h6

32. Rb7 Rd8

33. Rxd8 Bxd8

34. Kg2 h5

35. g5 a5

36. h4 Rc8

37. Bxb6 Bxb6

38. Rxb6 Rc3

39. f3 Kf8

40. Kg3 Rd3

41. Rb5 Ke7

42. Rxa5 Rxb3

43. Re5+ Kf8

44. Rb5 Ra3

45. Rb4 Ra1

46. Kf4 Ke7

47. Ke5 Re1+

48. Kd5 Rf1

49. Kc6 Rxf3

50. a5 Ra3

51. Kb6 f6

52. gxf6+ Kxf6

53. Rb5 Ke7

54. a6 Kd7

55. a7 Kc8

56. Rc5+ Kd7

57. Ra5 Rb3+

58. Kc5 Rc3+

59. Kd4

Players

Magnus Carlsen (GM)

White

3308

+135

Amin Tabatabaei (GM)

Black

3173

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20482 days 16 hours 34 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

117

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B50 Sicilian Defense

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "MagnusCarlsen"]
[Black "amintabatabaei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/first-3-0-thursday-january-29-2026-6170441"]
[CurrentPosition "8/P2k4/6p1/R6p/3K3P/2r5/8/8 b - - 8 59"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B50"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-2.Nf3-d6-3.Bc4-Nf6-4.d3"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.29"]
[UTCTime "16:28:12"]
[WhiteElo "3308"]
[BlackElo "3173"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "MagnusCarlsen won by resignation"]
[StartTime "16:28:12"]
[EndDate "2026.01.29"]
[EndTime "16:34:16"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164017785725"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:02:59.6]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.8]} 2... d6 {[%clk 0:02:59.4]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 0:02:57.1]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 4. d3 {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 4... g6 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 5. O-O {[%clk 0:02:55.2]} 5... Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 6. a4 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 6... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 7. c3 {[%clk 0:02:51.9]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:02:57.2]} 8. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:47.8]} 8... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:51.3]} 9. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:02:46.4]} 9... Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:50.6]} 10. Bb3 {[%clk 0:02:45.6]} 10... Nxd3 {[%clk 0:02:48.6]} 11. Qc2 {[%clk 0:02:44.8]} 11... c4 {[%clk 0:02:31.1]} 12. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:39.6]} 12... Nc5 {[%clk 0:02:30.6]} 13. e5 {[%clk 0:02:34.1]} 13... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:27.3]} 14. Qd1 {[%clk 0:02:32]} 14... Nfe4 {[%clk 0:02:21]} 15. exd6 {[%clk 0:02:23.2]} 15... Qxd6 {[%clk 0:02:15]} 16. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:21.7]} 16... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:14.9]} 17. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:02:18.5]} 17... Nxd6 {[%clk 0:02:14.8]} 18. Bd5 {[%clk 0:02:18.1]} 18... Be4 {[%clk 0:01:59.2]} 19. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:02:16.6]} 19... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:01:59.1]} 20. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:02:16.2]} 20... Nd6 {[%clk 0:01:53.7]} 21. Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:14]} 21... Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:51.3]} 22. b3 {[%clk 0:01:56.4]} 22... Rfc8 {[%clk 0:01:50.1]} 23. Bxe7 {[%clk 0:01:51.4]} 23... Na5 {[%clk 0:01:49.5]} 24. Rab1 {[%clk 0:01:48.8]} 24... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:01:47.4]} 25. Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:38.3]} 25... b6 {[%clk 0:01:41.6]} 26. g4 {[%clk 0:01:36.8]} 26... Nc6 {[%clk 0:01:40.5]} 27. Bg5 {[%clk 0:01:34.6]} 27... Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:35.7]} 28. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:01:33.6]} 28... Bxe5 {[%clk 0:01:35.6]} 29. Rbd1 {[%clk 0:01:31.8]} 29... Kg7 {[%clk 0:01:27.4]} 30. R1d5 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 30... Bf6 {[%clk 0:01:22.1]} 31. Be3 {[%clk 0:01:25.8]} 31... h6 {[%clk 0:01:12.3]} 32. Rb7 {[%clk 0:01:20.2]} 32... Rd8 {[%clk 0:01:04]} 33. Rxd8 {[%clk 0:01:16.7]} 33... Bxd8 {[%clk 0:01:03.9]} 34. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:11.7]} 34... h5 {[%clk 0:00:58.9]} 35. g5 {[%clk 0:01:10.1]} 35... a5 {[%clk 0:00:55.4]} 36. h4 {[%clk 0:01:00.5]} 36... Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:54.6]} 37. Bxb6 {[%clk 0:00:52]} 37... Bxb6 {[%clk 0:00:54.5]} 38. Rxb6 {[%clk 0:00:51.9]} 38... Rc3 {[%clk 0:00:53.1]} 39. f3 {[%clk 0:00:49.2]} 39... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:51.4]} 40. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:48.9]} 40... Rd3 {[%clk 0:00:46.4]} 41. Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:45.5]} 41... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:45.9]} 42. Rxa5 {[%clk 0:00:40.2]} 42... Rxb3 {[%clk 0:00:45]} 43. Re5+ {[%clk 0:00:39.4]} 43... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:39.4]} 44. Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:38.1]} 44... Ra3 {[%clk 0:00:38.6]} 45. Rb4 {[%clk 0:00:35.9]} 45... Ra1 {[%clk 0:00:37.6]} 46. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:35.2]} 46... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 47. Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:34.1]} 47... Re1+ {[%clk 0:00:36.2]} 48. Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 48... Rf1 {[%clk 0:00:34.5]} 49. Kc6 {[%clk 0:00:31.7]} 49... Rxf3 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 50. a5 {[%clk 0:00:31.2]} 50... Ra3 {[%clk 0:00:32.1]} 51. Kb6 {[%clk 0:00:30.1]} 51... f6 {[%clk 0:00:31.4]} 52. gxf6+ {[%clk 0:00:27.7]} 52... Kxf6 {[%clk 0:00:31.3]} 53. Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:27.2]} 53... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:16.6]} 54. a6 {[%clk 0:00:26.7]} 54... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:16.5]} 55. a7 {[%clk 0:00:26.2]} 55... Kc8 {[%clk 0:00:15.5]} 56. Rc5+ {[%clk 0:00:24.6]} 56... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:14.8]} 57. Ra5 {[%clk 0:00:24.5]} 57... Rb3+ {[%clk 0:00:14.4]} 58. Kc5 {[%clk 0:00:23.7]} 58... Rc3+ {[%clk 0:00:13.9]} 59. Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:23.3]} 1-0