Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.17
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/8/1KB5/1b6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.h3 Nc6
  6. 6.Qe3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 d5
  10. 10.exd5 exd5
  11. 11.Nc3 Re8
  12. 12.Qf4 h6
  13. 13.Be3 Be6
  14. 14.a3 a6
  15. 15.Nd4 Rc8
  16. 16.Nxc6 Rxc6
  17. 17.Bd4 Qc7
  18. 18.Qxc7 Rxc7
  19. 19.Bf3 Rc4
  20. 20.Rd2 Rd8
  21. 21.Rad1 Ne4
  22. 22.Nxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Bg5
  24. 24.Rd3 Rxc2
  25. 25.Bxg7 Rxd3
  26. 26.Bxd3 Rc1
  27. 27.Rxc1 Bxc1
  28. 28.Bc3 Bd5
  29. 29.g4 Bg5
  30. 30.Bf1 Be6
  31. 31.Bg2 b6
  32. 32.Bd4 Bd8
  33. 33.Be4 b5
  34. 34.Kg2 a5
  35. 35.f4 b4
  36. 36.axb4 axb4
  37. 37.Kg3 b3
  38. 38.h4 Bc4
  39. 39.g5 hxg5
  40. 40.fxg5 Be2
  41. 41.Be5 Bd1
  42. 42.Bd5 Bc2
  43. 43.Kf4 Ba5
  44. 44.h5 Bd2+
  45. 45.Kg4 Bd1+
  46. 46.Kh4 Be1+
  47. 47.Bg3 Bxg3+
  48. 48.Kxg3 Bxh5
  49. 49.Bxb3 Kg7
  50. 50.Kf4 f6
  51. 51.Ba4 fxg5+
  52. 52.Kxg5 Be2
  53. 53.b4 Kf7
  54. 54.Kf5 Ke7
  55. 55.Ke5 Bf1
  56. 56.Kd5 Kd8
  57. 57.Kc6 Kc8
  58. 58.Bb5 Bg2+
  59. 59.Kb6 Kb8
  60. 60.Bc6 Bf1
  61. 61.b5 Bxb5

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