Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Croatia GCT 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.1
Date 2019.07.07
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4B3/1nRPB1k1/pp5p/6p1/3br3/P7/5P1P/6K1 b - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.Rb1 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 O-O
  12. 12.Qxa5 Nxa5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bg4
  14. 14.O-O Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 e6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bf1 b6
  18. 18.Ba6 Rd6
  19. 19.Rbc1 Rad8
  20. 20.Bg5 f6
  21. 21.Be3 h6
  22. 22.Bb5 f5
  23. 23.d5 g5
  24. 24.Bd2 fxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 a6
  26. 26.Ba4 exd5
  27. 27.Bb4 Re6
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.exd5 Re4
  30. 30.Rc8+ Kf7
  31. 31.a3 Be5
  32. 32.Be8+ Kg7
  33. 33.d6 Rd4
  34. 34.d7 Nb7
  35. 35.Be7 Re4
  36. 36.Rc6 Bd4
  37. 37.Rc7

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