Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.35
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/P3Rp2/3p1P2/r7/4P3/4K3/8/8 b - - 0 53

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 b5
  12. 12.h4 gxh4
  13. 13.Bxh4 Be6
  14. 14.O-O-O Nce5
  15. 15.f3 Nf6
  16. 16.Nd4 Rc8
  17. 17.Kb1 Bc4
  18. 18.Nf5 Kf8
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Rxh6 Ng6
  21. 21.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  22. 22.Qh6+ Ke8
  23. 23.Bxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.Nd5 Rb8
  25. 25.Nfxe7 Bxb2
  26. 26.c3 Bxc3+
  27. 27.Kc2 Qa5
  28. 28.Nxc3 Kxe7
  29. 29.Qd2 Qc5
  30. 30.Nd5+ Ke8
  31. 31.Qc3 Ne5
  32. 32.f4 Qf2+
  33. 33.Qd2 Nd3
  34. 34.Qxf2 Nxf2
  35. 35.Rd4 Nd3
  36. 36.Rxc4 Ne1+
  37. 37.Kd2 Nxg2
  38. 38.Ra4 Rb2+
  39. 39.Kc3 Rf2
  40. 40.f5 Nf4
  41. 41.Nxf4 Rxf4
  42. 42.Kd4 Ke7
  43. 43.Rxa6 Rf2
  44. 44.a4 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kc4 Rc2+
  46. 46.Kd3 Ra2
  47. 47.a5 Ra4
  48. 48.Ke3 Kd7
  49. 49.Ra7+ Ke8
  50. 50.f6 Ra1
  51. 51.a6 Ra5
  52. 52.Re7+ Kf8
  53. 53.a7

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