Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1p1q1rb1/3N4/4pp2/p1B5/Pn2BP2/1P3P2/3RK2R b K - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Qa4+ Nc6
  7. 7.e4 Nb6
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.d5 Nb4
  10. 10.Qb3 a5
  11. 11.a3 Na6
  12. 12.Bg5 Nc5
  13. 13.Qc2 a4
  14. 14.Rd1 Bg4
  15. 15.Be2 Nb3
  16. 16.Be3 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Qd7
  18. 18.h4 e5
  19. 19.Nb5 Rac8
  20. 20.h5 f5
  21. 21.hxg6 hxg6
  22. 22.exf5 gxf5
  23. 23.d6 cxd6
  24. 24.Qd3 Nc4
  25. 25.Qxc4+ Rxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4+ Rf7
  27. 27.Nxd6

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