Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

4th GRENKE Chess Classic · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th GRENKE Chess Classic
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 7.3
Date 2017.04.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/2P3p1/3R1p1p/8/8/1K3r2/8 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd5 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Ne8
  13. 13.a4 Bg5
  14. 14.a5 Bxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 Nef6
  16. 16.c4 Rb8
  17. 17.Rfb1 Qc7
  18. 18.Nd2 b6
  19. 19.Nb3 Nc5
  20. 20.axb6 Rxb6
  21. 21.Nxc5 dxc5
  22. 22.b4 Rfb8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rxb4
  24. 24.Rxa6 Rb3
  25. 25.Qg5 h6
  26. 26.Qf5 Qc8
  27. 27.Qxc8+ Rxc8
  28. 28.Rc6 Rbb8
  29. 29.Bd3 e4
  30. 30.Bc2 Rxc6
  31. 31.dxc6 Rc8
  32. 32.Ba4 Kf8
  33. 33.Bb5 Ke7
  34. 34.Ra1 Ng4
  35. 35.Ra7+ Ke6
  36. 36.f3 exf3
  37. 37.gxf3 Ne5
  38. 38.f4 Nf3+
  39. 39.Kf2 Nd4
  40. 40.Ke3 g6
  41. 41.Ke4 Nxc6
  42. 42.Ra6 f5+
  43. 43.Kf3 Kd6
  44. 44.h4 h5
  45. 45.Ke3 Rc7
  46. 46.Kd2 Rc8
  47. 47.Kc3 Rc7
  48. 48.Kb3 Rc8
  49. 49.Ka4 Rc7
  50. 50.Rb6 Rc8
  51. 51.Ba6 Rb8
  52. 52.Bb7 Ke7
  53. 53.Rxc6 Rxb7
  54. 54.Rxc5 Rb1
  55. 55.Rd5 Rh1
  56. 56.c5 Rxh4
  57. 57.c6 Rxf4+
  58. 58.Kb3 Rf1
  59. 59.Kb2 Rf2+

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