Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.2
Date 2019.08.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5bk1/1p3B1p/5qp1/p7/4Q3/7P/Pn3PP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Nc6
  8. 8.h3 Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nb6
  10. 10.Qc5 a5
  11. 11.Rc1 Nd7
  12. 12.Qa3 e5
  13. 13.d5 Nd4
  14. 14.Nb5 c5
  15. 15.dxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Be2 Nf6
  17. 17.Rd1 Bd7
  18. 18.Bc5 Nxe4
  19. 19.Bxf8 Bxf8
  20. 20.Qe3 Nc5
  21. 21.O-O Qf6
  22. 22.Nc7 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd5 Qg7
  24. 24.Nb6 e4
  25. 25.Nd4 Be8
  26. 26.Nxc6 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Bxc6
  28. 28.Bc4 Qe5
  29. 29.Qd4 Qg5
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Nd3
  32. 32.Qxe4 Nxb2
  33. 33.Rb1 Qf6
  34. 34.Bxf7+

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