Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

51st Biel GM 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 51st Biel GM 2018
Site Biel SUI
Round 7.2
Date 2018.07.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/2B3p1/1RbP3p/1p2Pr1P/3K4/8/8 b - - 9 49

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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 g6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg7
  13. 13.O-O a5
  14. 14.a4 O-O
  15. 15.Bb5 Qc7
  16. 16.c4 b6
  17. 17.h3 Nc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Ra3 Nh7
  20. 20.Rb3 f5
  21. 21.Bc6 Rab8
  22. 22.Rb5 f4
  23. 23.Bf2 e4
  24. 24.Qc2 Qe7
  25. 25.Qxe4 Qxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Ng5
  27. 27.Re1 Nf7
  28. 28.Rb1 Ng5
  29. 29.Rxa5 Rb3
  30. 30.Rb5 Rd3
  31. 31.Re1 f3
  32. 32.h4 Nf7
  33. 33.a5 Ne5
  34. 34.a6 Rd2
  35. 35.a7 fxg2
  36. 36.a8=Q Nf3+
  37. 37.Kxg2 Nxe1+
  38. 38.Kf1 Rxf2+
  39. 39.Kxe1 Rxa8
  40. 40.Kxf2 Rf8+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rf4
  42. 42.b4 cxb4
  43. 43.c5 Be5
  44. 44.cxd6 Bxd6
  45. 45.Kd3 Kf7
  46. 46.Rb6 Bc5
  47. 47.Rb5 Bd6
  48. 48.Rb6 Bc5
  49. 49.Rb5

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