A Modern Masterpiece

[Nick Burrows]

Carlsen was very happy with this blitz game played in Titled Tuesday and called it "a modern masterpiece". It is an incredibly good game for blitz.

[Event "Titled Tuesday"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Moussard, Jules"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. a4 Nd7 13. a5 f5 14. Ra4 Kh8 15. Rb4 Rb8 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Qd3 Ng8 19. Qc4 Bh6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Re1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rb8 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Rc4 Rc8 25. Rb4 Nc5 26. Ne2 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Nxe7 28. c4 Rb8 29. Nc1 b6 30. axb6 a5 31. Rb5 Rxb6 32. Rxb6 cxb6 33. Ra3 Kg7 34. Be2 e4 35. f4 a4 36. Kf2 b5 37. b4 axb3 38. Nxb3 b4 39. Ra7 Nxb3 40. Rxe7+ Rf7 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42. Ke3 Nc5 43. Bd1 b3 44. g4 h5 45. g5 h4 46. Kd4 b2 47. Bc2 Nd3 48. Ke3 Ne1 49. Bb1 Ng2+ 50. Kd4 Nxf4 51. c5 dxc5+ 52. Ke5 Nxd5 53. Kxd5 e3 *