Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2015 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 6.1
Date 2015.10.13
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/8/1R6/3knp2/PP6/2K4P/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 c6
  7. 7.b3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bb2 Nbd7
  9. 9.c4 Ne4
  10. 10.e3 Nxd2
  11. 11.Nxd2 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe2 Qd7
  13. 13.Rac1 Rac8
  14. 14.Nf3 Bg4
  15. 15.Qe1 Bh3
  16. 16.Ne5 Qe6
  17. 17.cxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Qb4 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 b6
  20. 20.Ba3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Qxc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Qf5
  23. 23.Qa4 Qe4+
  24. 24.Kg1 Bh6
  25. 25.Re1 Qc2
  26. 26.Ng4 Nxg4
  27. 27.Qxe8+ Kg7
  28. 28.Rf1 Bxe3
  29. 29.Qxe7 Bxf2+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qe4+
  31. 31.Qxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.d5 e3
  33. 33.Bb4 e2
  34. 34.Rc1 Kf6
  35. 35.d6 Ke6
  36. 36.Rc2 e1=Q+
  37. 37.Bxe1 Bxe1
  38. 38.Re2+ Kxd6
  39. 39.Rxe1 Ne5
  40. 40.Kg2 f6
  41. 41.Rc1 Nc6
  42. 42.Kf3 a5
  43. 43.Ke4 Nb4
  44. 44.a3 Na6
  45. 45.Kd4 Nc7
  46. 46.Kc4 b5+
  47. 47.Kd3 f5
  48. 48.Rc2 Ne6
  49. 49.Rc8 Nc5+
  50. 50.Kc3 Kd5
  51. 51.Ra8 Ne4+
  52. 52.Kc2 g5
  53. 53.Rxa5 Kd4
  54. 54.Rxb5 f4
  55. 55.gxf4 gxf4

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