Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.4
Date 2015.01.23
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3b1k2/3P4/4B3/4KP2/p7/1b6/1B6 b - - 8 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.Rc1 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Qxa2
  12. 12.Rb1 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Rxb7 Rab8
  15. 15.Rxb8 Rxb8
  16. 16.h3 Bd7
  17. 17.d5 Ne5
  18. 18.Bf4 Nxf3+
  19. 19.Bxf3 Rb4
  20. 20.Qc1 Rc4
  21. 21.Qb1 Qb2
  22. 22.Qxb2 Bxb2
  23. 23.Rb1 Rb4
  24. 24.Be3 a5
  25. 25.Bc5 Rb5
  26. 26.Bxe7 Be5
  27. 27.Rxb5 Bxb5
  28. 28.Bg4 Bb2
  29. 29.Bc5 a4
  30. 30.Bd1 f5
  31. 31.exf5 gxf5
  32. 32.f4 Kf7
  33. 33.g4 Bc1
  34. 34.Bd6 fxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 a3
  36. 36.Bb3 Bd7
  37. 37.g5 h6
  38. 38.gxh6 Kg6
  39. 39.Kf2 Kxh6
  40. 40.Kf3 Kg6
  41. 41.Ba2 Bb2
  42. 42.Be5 Bf5
  43. 43.d6 Bd7
  44. 44.Bb1+ Kf7
  45. 45.Ke4 Bc6+
  46. 46.Kf5 Bd7+
  47. 47.Ke4

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