Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

11th London Classic 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th London Classic 2019
Site London ENG
Round 1.4
Date 2019.12.04
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/3K1k2/8/3N4/8/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.h4 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Kf1 Bd7
  13. 13.h5 Rac8
  14. 14.hxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Bb3 Qa6
  16. 16.Kg1 Na5
  17. 17.Nf4 Rfe8
  18. 18.e5 Bf5
  19. 19.Kh2 Nxb3
  20. 20.axb3 Qc6
  21. 21.Rxa7 Red8
  22. 22.Qf3 Qxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 f6
  24. 24.Rxb7 fxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Rxe7 Re8
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  28. 28.Kg2 Rb8
  29. 29.Nd5 Rxb3
  30. 30.Bf4 Bxf4
  31. 31.Nxf4 Kg7
  32. 32.Nd5 Rb5
  33. 33.Rd1 Be6
  34. 34.Ne3 Rg5+
  35. 35.Kh2 Kf6
  36. 36.Rd6 Ke7
  37. 37.Rb6 Kf7
  38. 38.f4 Rc5
  39. 39.Kg3 g5
  40. 40.fxg5 Rxg5+
  41. 41.Kf4 Ra5
  42. 42.f3 Ra4+
  43. 43.Kg3 Ra3
  44. 44.Nc2 Ra4
  45. 45.Nb4 Ra3
  46. 46.Nc6 Bd5
  47. 47.Ne5+ Ke7
  48. 48.Kg4 Bxf3+
  49. 49.Nxf3 Ra5
  50. 50.Kf4 Ra1
  51. 51.Nd4 Rf1+
  52. 52.Ke5 Re1+
  53. 53.Kd5 Rd1
  54. 54.Re6+ Kf7
  55. 55.Re4 Kf6
  56. 56.Kd6 Rf1
  57. 57.Re6+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rh6 Rf6+
  59. 59.Rxf6+ Kxf6

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