Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2020.04.24
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/4k2R/p3ppp1/1p1n4/3P4/8/PPKB2P1/8 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Bd2 Be7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Qb3 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O-O dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 b5
  13. 13.Be2 a6
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.fxe4 c5
  16. 16.Kb1 Nc6
  17. 17.e5 cxd4
  18. 18.Bf3 Rc8
  19. 19.Rc1 Qd7
  20. 20.Qc2 Na7
  21. 21.Qxc8+ Nxc8
  22. 22.Bc6 Nb6
  23. 23.Bxd7+ Kxd7
  24. 24.exd4 Nd5
  25. 25.h4 Rxh4
  26. 26.Rxh4 Bxh4
  27. 27.Rh1 Be7
  28. 28.Rh7 Bf8
  29. 29.Rh8 Ke7
  30. 30.Kc2 f6
  31. 31.exf6+ gxf6
  32. 32.Rh7+

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