Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 12.3
Date 2017.07.02
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2bk3r/6R1/2BP1p2/ppK5/5P2/2P5/P7/8 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g4 Bb4
  5. 5.g5 Bxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Ng8
  7. 7.d4 Qxg5
  8. 8.d5 Nd8
  9. 9.d6 c6
  10. 10.Nf3 Qf5
  11. 11.Rg1 Ne6
  12. 12.e4 Qxe4+
  13. 13.Be3 Qf5
  14. 14.Ng5 Nf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Qxf4
  16. 16.Rg4 Qf6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qh6
  18. 18.Qf3 Nf6
  19. 19.Rxg7 Qxg7
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Kd8
  21. 21.Qf5 Re8
  22. 22.Nxe8 Kxe8
  23. 23.c5 b5
  24. 24.Bd3 f6
  25. 25.Ke2 Kf7
  26. 26.Rh1 Rb8
  27. 27.Kf1 Qg6
  28. 28.Qf3 Qh6
  29. 29.Rg1 Ba6
  30. 30.Qg4 Rd8
  31. 31.Rg3 e4
  32. 32.Qxe4 Re8
  33. 33.Qg4 Bc8
  34. 34.Kg2 Qg5
  35. 35.Qf3 Qd5
  36. 36.Qxd5+ cxd5
  37. 37.Bxh7 Re5
  38. 38.f4 Re2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rxh2
  40. 40.Bg8+ Kf8
  41. 41.Bxd5 Rh8
  42. 42.Kf2 Ba6
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke8
  44. 44.Kd4 Kd8
  45. 45.Rg7 Bc8
  46. 46.c6 dxc6
  47. 47.Bxc6 a5
  48. 48.Kc5

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