Game 2 | Carlsen vs. Caruana | 2018 World Chess Championship



My analysis of Game 2 of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London, England, between the challenger, GM Fabiano Caruana of the United States, and the world champion, GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway. This a 12-game match played at a time control of 100 minutes for 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment throughout.

[Event «Carlsen — Caruana World Championship Ma»]
[Site «London, England»]
[Date «2018.11.10»]
[Round «2»]
[White «Magnus Carlsen»]
[Black «Fabiano Caruana»]
[Result «*»]
[ECO «D37»]
[PlyCount «99»]
[EventDate «2018.11.09»]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Rd8 11. Be2 Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. a4 Ne7 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bf3 Nxf4 18. exf4 Bxe5 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. fxe5 Qc7 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Qd3 Bd7 23. a5 Bc6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. exd6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Kf8 27. c4 Ke8 28. a6 b6 29. c5 Kd7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. a7 Ra8 32. Rxb6 Rxa7 33. Kg2 e5 34. Rb4 f5 35. Rb6 Ke6 36. d7+ Kxd7 37. Rb5 Ke6 38. Rb6+ Kf7 39. Rb5 Kf6 40. Rb6+ Kg5 41. Rb5 Kf4 42. Rb4+ e4 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. h3 Ra5 45. Rb7 Rg5+ 46. Kf1 Rg6 47. Rb4 Rg5 48. Rb7 Rg6 49. Rb4

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