Caruana, F.. – Carlsen, M..

2823 2021 · Draw · View this game on Lichess

Fabiano Caruana — the only Western player to challenge Carlsen for the World Championship in recent decades (their 2018 match famously produced 12 consecutive classical draws!) — is an exceptional calculator capable of preparing opening lines to staggering depths. Facing him, Magnus Carlsen takes up the Catalan, an opening he himself helped popularise at the elite level. This 2021 encounter between the world’s two best Western players is unmissable.