Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2017.08.05
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5B2/1p6/8/1P6/2P2pk1/5n2/5K2 w - - 5 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 Bf5
  8. 8.Nd2 Nc6
  9. 9.e4 Bg6
  10. 10.Bb5 Rc8
  11. 11.h4 h5
  12. 12.Re1 e6
  13. 13.a4 Be7
  14. 14.g3 O-O
  15. 15.a5 Rfd8
  16. 16.a6 b6
  17. 17.Kc2 Ne5
  18. 18.f4 Ng4
  19. 19.Kb3 f6
  20. 20.Nc4 Nf2
  21. 21.e5 Ne4
  22. 22.Be3 Bf5
  23. 23.Rg1 Rd5
  24. 24.Rae1 Kf7
  25. 25.Bc1 Bh7
  26. 26.Re3 Rcd8
  27. 27.Bc6 Nf2
  28. 28.Re2 Nd3
  29. 29.exf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Bb5 Rg8
  31. 31.Bd2 Rgd8
  32. 32.Be3 Be4
  33. 33.Rd2 Rg8
  34. 34.Ka4 Rgd8
  35. 35.Kb3 Rg8
  36. 36.Ka2 f5
  37. 37.Rh2 Rc8
  38. 38.Rd2 Rg8
  39. 39.Re2 Bf3
  40. 40.Rh2 Bf6
  41. 41.Nd2 Bg4
  42. 42.Rf1 Rgd8
  43. 43.Nc4 e5
  44. 44.fxe5 Bxe5
  45. 45.Bg5 Bxg3
  46. 46.Rg2 Bh3
  47. 47.Rxg3 Bxf1
  48. 48.Rf3 Be2
  49. 49.Bxd8 Bxf3
  50. 50.Bxb6 axb6
  51. 51.Bc6 Be4
  52. 52.a7 Rd8
  53. 53.Nd6+ Rxd6
  54. 54.Bxe4 Rd8
  55. 55.a8=Q Rxa8+
  56. 56.Bxa8 Ne5
  57. 57.Kb3 f4
  58. 58.Kc2 Kg7
  59. 59.Kd2 Ng6
  60. 60.Kd3 Nxh4
  61. 61.Ke4 f3
  62. 62.Ke3 Kf6
  63. 63.b4 c4
  64. 64.Bd5 Kf5
  65. 65.Bxc4 Kg4
  66. 66.Kf2 Ng6
  67. 67.Be6+ Kf4
  68. 68.Bf7 Ne5
  69. 69.Bxh5 Nd3+
  70. 70.Kf1 Kg3
  71. 71.Bf7 Nf2

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