1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. b1c3  3... f8b4  4. d1c2 A principled line in the  Nimzo-Indian defense which has been tested at world championship matches. 4... e8g8  5. a2a3  5... b4c3  6. c2c3  6... d7d5  7. c1g5  7... d5c4  8. c3c4  8... b7b6  9. a1d1  9... c8a6  10. c4a4  10... h7h6  11. g5h4  11... d8d7 Black's lead in development is translated into a  seemingly equal endgame. 12. a4c2  12... d7c6  13. c2c6  13... b8c6  14. h4f6  14... g7f6  15. e2e3  15... a6f1  16. e1f1  16... c6a5  17. g1f3  17... a5c4  18. d1b1 Carlsen thought that the arising position is unpleasant for  Caruana and played the most obvious, logical moves. 18... c7c5  19. f1e2  19... f8c8  20. h1c1  20... c4d6 After this Caruana's position  becomes really unpleasant. 21. d4c5  21... b6c5  22. c1c2 The many weaknesses leave Black in a passive  position. It is evident that Carlsen will be the first one to start the  captures and most likely win a pawn in a hypothetical rook endgame. 22... g8f8  23. f3d2  23... c5c4  24. b1c1  24... a8b8  25. e2f3  25... c4c3  26. b2c3  26... c8c5 Now White quickly consolidates. 27. c3c4  27... f6f5  28. f3e2 The king is transferred for the defense. 28... f8e7  29. e2d3  29... e7d7  30. c2c3  30... c5c6  31. c4c5  31... d6e8  32. d2f3  32... c6a6  33. f3e5  33... d7e7  34. d3e2  34... e8f6  35. c1c2  35... f6d5  36. c3d3  36... b8c8  37. d3b3  37... c8c7  38. c2c4  38... a6a5  39. e5d3 White consolidated, and the win is only a question of time. a3-a4 and Rb3-b5 are on the agenda; therefore, Caruana tries the desperate... 39... e6e5  40. d3e5  40... a5c5  41. c4c5  41... c7c5  42. b3b7  42... e7e6  43. e5f7 ...but that does not promise Black enough as Carlsen quickly consolidates again: 43... c5a5  44. f7d8  44... e6d6  45. b7b3  45... a5a6  46. d8f7  46... d6c5 