Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 9.3
Date 2019.04.29
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7k/P4Q1p/2q2p2/5K1P/5P2/8 b - - 5 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.h3 Nf6
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 a6
  10. 10.Qd2 b5
  11. 11.cxb5 axb5
  12. 12.Nxb5 Qa5
  13. 13.Nc3 Rab8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Rfc8
  15. 15.b3 e5
  16. 16.Bh6 Nd4
  17. 17.Bxg7 Nxf3+
  18. 18.exf3 Kxg7
  19. 19.f4 Qa6
  20. 20.fxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.Na4 Nd7
  22. 22.Rc3 Rb4
  23. 23.g4 Be6
  24. 24.Nxc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Rxb3
  26. 26.Rxc8 Bxc8
  27. 27.Rc1 Rxd3
  28. 28.Qe2 Be6
  29. 29.Qxe5+ Kg8
  30. 30.Rb1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rb8 Rxb8
  32. 32.Qxb8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Bd5 Bxd5
  34. 34.Qe5+ f6
  35. 35.Qxd5 h5
  36. 36.gxh5 gxh5
  37. 37.Qd7+ Kg6
  38. 38.a4 Qe2
  39. 39.Qd5 f5
  40. 40.a5 f4
  41. 41.Kg2 Kh6
  42. 42.Qf5 Qc4
  43. 43.Kf3

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