Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2020.12.27
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/p2k4/1pp2p1p/1P2pPpP/PbP3P1/3KBP2/8/8 w - - 11 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.h4 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 f6
  8. 8.h5 g5
  9. 9.e4 e5
  10. 10.Nh2 Be6
  11. 11.Be2 Nd7
  12. 12.Bg4 Kf7
  13. 13.Ke2 Nc5
  14. 14.Bxe6+ Kxe6
  15. 15.f3 Na4
  16. 16.Rb1 Be7
  17. 17.Bd2 Rhd8
  18. 18.Rhd1 Nb6
  19. 19.Ng4 Rd7
  20. 20.Be3 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Nc8
  22. 22.Nh6 b6
  23. 23.Nf5 Nd6
  24. 24.g4 Nxf5
  25. 25.exf5+ Kf7
  26. 26.Rd7 Rc8
  27. 27.b4 Ke8
  28. 28.Rd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  30. 30.b5 Kd7
  31. 31.Kd3 c6
  32. 32.Kc4 Kc7
  33. 33.a4 Kb7
  34. 34.Kd3 h6
  35. 35.Ke4 Kc7
  36. 36.c4 Bb4
  37. 37.Kd3 Kd7
  38. 38.Kc2 Kd6
  39. 39.Kd3 Kd7
  40. 40.Kc2 Kd6
  41. 41.Kd3 Kd7

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