Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2020.12.12
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/p4p1k/6pp/7P/5Q2/5P2/PP1K1b2/5q2 b - - 7 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.h4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.e4 e5
  6. 6.d5 Nd4
  7. 7.Nge2 c5
  8. 8.dxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Bg7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Be3 O-O
  13. 13.Qd2 Re8
  14. 14.f3 d5
  15. 15.Rd1 Qc7
  16. 16.cxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.Bb5 Bb7
  18. 18.Bxe8 Rxe8
  19. 19.O-O dxe4
  20. 20.Nb5 Qc6
  21. 21.Nd6 Rd8
  22. 22.Qb4 Ba6
  23. 23.Nxe4 Nd5
  24. 24.Qa5 Rd7
  25. 25.Rfe1 Nxe3
  26. 26.Rxd7 Qxd7
  27. 27.Qxa6 Qd4
  28. 28.Kh1 Nf5
  29. 29.h5 Ng3+
  30. 30.Nxg3 Qh4+
  31. 31.Kg1 Bd4+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qxg3
  33. 33.Qe2 Qh4
  34. 34.Qd2 Qh1+
  35. 35.Ke2 Qxg2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Bf2
  37. 37.Re8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qf4 Qf1+
  39. 39.Kd2

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