Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 2.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/P6p/8/1p3n1b/4N3/2PQ2Pq/4RK2 w - - 3 45

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 b5
  11. 11.Bg5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Re1 Rc8
  13. 13.a3 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.Nd2 Bg4
  16. 16.f3 Qb6+
  17. 17.Kh1 Be6
  18. 18.Nf1 Rc5
  19. 19.Ne3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Re2 Rxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Qe1 Qc6
  23. 23.a4 b4
  24. 24.Nd1 Bxb3
  25. 25.Nxc3 Bc4
  26. 26.Nd1 Bxe2
  27. 27.Qxe2 d5
  28. 28.exd5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Qe4 Qe6
  30. 30.Ne3 Nc3
  31. 31.Qc4 Qg6
  32. 32.a5 Kh7
  33. 33.Re1 e4
  34. 34.fxe4 Nxe4
  35. 35.Nd5 Nf2+
  36. 36.Kg1 Nh3+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qf5+
  38. 38.Ke2 Qe5+
  39. 39.Ne3 Nf4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Ne6
  41. 41.Qxa6 Qxh2
  42. 42.Qd3+ Kg8
  43. 43.a6 Bh4
  44. 44.Qd2 Nf4

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