Magnus Carlsen vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0 · White won
1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026, round 5
2026 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50)
The Engine Age
♞
Tabatabaei,M
♘
Magnus Carlsen
Moves
Legends
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. 1-0
Raw PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Tabatabaei,M"] [Result "1-0"] 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 1-0