Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 5.1
Date 2019.05.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2q2p1r/5P2/p2Rp3/8/1P6/2PQ4/1K6 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nb3 Be6
  12. 12.h4 gxh4
  13. 13.Bxh4 b5
  14. 14.f4 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Qc7
  16. 16.O-O-O Rb8
  17. 17.Kb1 Na5
  18. 18.Nxa5 Qxa5
  19. 19.b3 Qc7
  20. 20.Be2 h5
  21. 21.f5 Bd7
  22. 22.Bxg4 hxg4
  23. 23.Qg5 Bf6
  24. 24.Qxg4 Bxa4
  25. 25.Bxf6 Rxh1
  26. 26.Rxh1 exf6
  27. 27.bxa4 Ke7
  28. 28.Qf3 Rc8
  29. 29.Qd3 a5
  30. 30.Rd1 Rg8
  31. 31.Qe2 Rg3
  32. 32.Qf2 Ra3
  33. 33.g4 Rxa4
  34. 34.g5 fxg5
  35. 35.f6+ Ke8
  36. 36.Qe2 b3
  37. 37.axb3 Rb4
  38. 38.e5 dxe5
  39. 39.Rd5 Kf8
  40. 40.Qh5 Rh4
  41. 41.Qxg5 Rh7
  42. 42.Qd2

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