[Event "Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match"] [Site "London"] [Date "2018.11.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Fabiano Caruana"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2835"] [BlackElo "2832"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 { B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation } 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. O-O b6 10. Nh2 Nf8 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 Be6 13. Rf2 h6 14. Qd2 g5 15. Raf1 Qd6 16. Ng4?! { (-0.08 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (16. a4 O-O-O 17. a5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Rhe8 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc4 21. Rd1 Nc5 22. axb6 axb6) 16... O-O-O 17. Nf6 Nd7 18. Nh5 Be5 19. g4 f6 20. b3 Bf7 21. Nd1 Nf8 22. Nxf6 Ne6 23. Nh5 Bxh5?! { (-1.20 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } (23... Bg6 24. Rf3 Bxe4 25. dxe4 Qxd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Ne3 Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Bf4 29. Ng2 Rxc2 30. Nhxf4) 24. gxh5 Nf4 25. Bxf4 gxf4 26. Rg2?! { (0.00 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } (26. Rxf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qd4+ 28. Ne3 Kb7 29. Qf7+ Ka8 30. Qf4) 26... Rhg8?! { (-0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rdg8 was best. } (26... Rdg8 27. Rg4) 27. Qe2?! { (0.00 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } (27. Rg4 Rxg4+ 28. hxg4 Rg8 29. Qg2 Kb7 30. Kf2 Qd7 31. Kf3 b5 32. Nf2 Qd4 33. Nd1) 27... Rxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Qe6 29. Nf2 Rg8 30. Ng4 Qe8 31. Qf3 Qxh5 32. Kf2 Bc7 33. Ke2? { (-0.62 → -1.83) Mistake. e5 was best. } (33. e5 Kb7 34. Nf6 Qh4+ 35. Ke2 Rg6 36. Qe4 Rg5 37. Qxf4 Qxh3 38. Ne4 Rxe5 39. Qf8 Rd5) 33... Qg5 34. Nh2?! { (-1.83 → -2.66) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } (34. Qf2 h5 35. Nh2 Qg7 36. Nf3 Qb2 37. Qe1 Qxc2+ 38. Qd2 Qxd2+ 39. Nxd2 Rg3 40. Rf3 h4) 34... h5?! { (-2.66 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } (34... Qe5 35. Qf2 Qc3 36. Kd1 Rg3 37. Nf3 Qa1+ 38. Kd2 Qxa2 39. Kd1 Qb1+ 40. Kd2 Qb2 41. Kd1) 35. Rf2 Qg1 36. Nf1 h4? { (-1.85 → -0.57) Mistake. Qg7 was best. } (36... Qg7 37. Nd2 Kb7 38. a4 h4 39. Qg4 Qh8 40. Qe6 Rg3 41. Nf3 Qc3 42. Kd1 Qa1+ 43. Kd2) 37. Kd2?? { (-0.57 → -2.45) Blunder. e5 was best. } (37. e5 Bxe5 38. Qxc6+ Kb8 39. Qe4 Qg5 40. Nh2 Bd4 41. Nf3 Qh5 42. Qxf4+ Kc8 43. Qxh4 Qxh4) 37... Kb7 38. c3 Be5?! { (-2.75 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } (38... Rg3) 39. Kc2 Qg7 40. Nh2 Bxc3? { (-1.47 → -0.28) Mistake. Qg1 was best. } (40... Qg1 41. Nf1 b5 42. b4 cxb4 43. d4 Bc7 44. cxb4 Rd8 45. d5 Qg6 46. Rg2 Qd6 47. Qb3) 41. Qxf4 Bd4 42. Qf7+ Ka6 43. Qxg7 Rxg7 44. Re2 Rg3 45. Ng4 Rxh3 46. e5 Rf3 47. e6 Rf8 48. e7 Re8 49. Nh6 h3 50. Nf5 Bf6 51. a3 b5 52. b4 cxb4 53. axb4 Bxe7 54. Nxe7 h2 55. Rxh2 Rxe7 56. Rh6 Kb6 57. Kc3 Rd7 58. Rg6 Kc7 59. Rh6 Rd6 60. Rh8 Rg6 61. Ra8 Kb7 62. Rh8 Rg5 63. Rh7+ Kb6 64. Rh6 Rg1 65. Kc2 Rf1 66. Rg6 Rh1 67. Rf6 Rh8 68. Kc3 Ra8 69. d4 Rd8 70. Rh6 Rd7 71. Rg6 Kc7 72. Rg5 Rd6 73. Rg8 Rh6 74. Ra8 Rh3+ 75. Kc2 Ra3 76. Kb2 Ra4 77. Kc3 a6 78. Rh8 Ra3+ 79. Kb2 Rg3 80. Kc2 Rg5 81. Rh6 Rd5 82. Kc3 Rd6 83. Rh8 Rg6 84. Kc2 Kb7 85. Kc3 Rg3+ 86. Kc2 Rg1 87. Rh5 Rg2+ 88. Kc3 Rg3+ 89. Kc2 Rg4 90. Kc3 Kb6 91. Rh6 Rg5 92. Rf6 Rh5 93. Rg6 Rh3+ 94. Kc2 Rh5 95. Kc3 Rd5 96. Rh6 Kc7 97. Rh7+ Rd7 98. Rh5 Rd6 99. Rh8 Rg6 100. Rf8 Rg3+ 101. Kc2 Ra3 102. Rf7+ Kd6 103. Ra7 Kd5 104. Kb2 Rd3 105. Rxa6 Rxd4 106. Kb3 Re4 107. Kc3 Rc4+ 108. Kb3 Kd4 109. Rb6 Kd3 110. Ra6 Rc2 111. Rb6 Rc3+ 112. Kb2 Rc4 113. Kb3 Kd4 114. Ra6 Kd5 115. Ra8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2