Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.33
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/pB6/4p3/4P2p/3PQ3/2P1b3/Pn1KNq2/8 w - - 0 34

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.Qa4+ Nc6
  7. 7.e4 Nb6
  8. 8.Qc2 e6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Bd7
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.e5 Ne7
  13. 13.h5 Nf5
  14. 14.hxg6 fxg6
  15. 15.Bd3 Nxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Bc6
  17. 17.Bxg6 Bxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Rxf3
  19. 19.Ke2 Rg3
  20. 20.Rdg1 Qg5
  21. 21.Rxg3 Qxg3
  22. 22.Bh7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Be4 Rf8
  24. 24.Kd3 c5
  25. 25.Ne2 c4+
  26. 26.Kd2 Rf2
  27. 27.Rf1 h5
  28. 28.Rxf2 Qxf2
  29. 29.Bxb7 Bh6
  30. 30.Qe4 c3+
  31. 31.bxc3 Nc4+
  32. 32.Kd3 Nb2+
  33. 33.Kd2 Bxe3+

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