Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.25
Date 2020.12.12
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/3P2bP/3K4/p7/B7/8/8/8 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.h4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.e4 e5
  6. 6.d5 Nd4
  7. 7.Nge2 c5
  8. 8.dxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Bg7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Be3 O-O
  13. 13.Qd2 Ng4
  14. 14.Bd4 Ne5
  15. 15.O-O-O Be6
  16. 16.f4 c5
  17. 17.Bxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.Qf2 Qf6
  19. 19.f5 gxf5
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.cxd5 fxe4
  22. 22.Qxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.d6 Rab8
  24. 24.Bc4 Kg7
  25. 25.g3 e3
  26. 26.Rhe1 e4
  27. 27.Rxe3 Bxb2+
  28. 28.Kc2 f5
  29. 29.Rd5 Bd4
  30. 30.Rb3 Kf6
  31. 31.d7 Rxb3
  32. 32.axb3 Rd8
  33. 33.b4 Be5
  34. 34.bxc5 Bxg3
  35. 35.c6 Bc7
  36. 36.Rb5 Ke7
  37. 37.Rxf5 Rf8
  38. 38.Rb5 Kd6
  39. 39.Rh5 Kxc6
  40. 40.Bb5+ Kb6
  41. 41.Ba4 Bd8
  42. 42.Rxh6+ Kc7
  43. 43.h5 Rf6
  44. 44.Rxf6 Bxf6
  45. 45.h6 Kd6
  46. 46.h7 Ke7
  47. 47.Kd2 Bd4
  48. 48.Kc2 a5
  49. 49.Kb3 e3
  50. 50.Kc2 Bg7
  51. 51.Kd3 Kd8
  52. 52.Kxe3 Ke7
  53. 53.Ke4 Bh8
  54. 54.Kd5 Bg7
  55. 55.Kc6 Kd8
  56. 56.Kd6

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