Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

11th London Classic 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 11th London Classic 2019
Site London ENG
Round 1.6
Date 2019.12.04
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1R4p1/4P1P1/2r2K1p/7P/1p6/2k5 w - - 11 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 a5
  6. 6.a4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Bf5
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Nb4
  10. 10.Ne1 Ne4
  11. 11.c3 Nxd2
  12. 12.Qxd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nd3 e5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bxe5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qd6
  17. 17.Ba3 c5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Rxd5 Bxc3
  20. 20.Rad1 Bb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 cxb4
  22. 22.Bc4 Be6
  23. 23.Rb5 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rd4 Rac8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Kf1 Bxc4+
  27. 27.bxc4 Rd2
  28. 28.Rxb7 Ra2
  29. 29.c5 Rxa4
  30. 30.Ke2 Ra3
  31. 31.c6 Rc3
  32. 32.c7 Kg7
  33. 33.Ra7 b3
  34. 34.Rxa5 Rxc7
  35. 35.Rb5 Rc2+
  36. 36.Kf3 b2
  37. 37.Rb6 h5
  38. 38.h3 Kf8
  39. 39.g4 h4
  40. 40.g5 Ke7
  41. 41.e4 Kd7
  42. 42.Ke3 Kc7
  43. 43.Rb5 Kc6
  44. 44.Rb8 Kc5
  45. 45.f4 Kc4
  46. 46.f5 Kc3
  47. 47.Kf4 Rg2
  48. 48.fxg6 fxg6
  49. 49.e5 Re2
  50. 50.Rb6 Kc2
  51. 51.Rc6+ Kd1
  52. 52.Rd6+ Kc1
  53. 53.Rc6+ Rc2
  54. 54.Rb6 Rc4+

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