Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.15
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p7/P2K1k2/4pB2/3bP1P1/3P4/8/8 w - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.h3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bb3 Nc6
  8. 8.c3 e5
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Qxf6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Kh7
  12. 12.Nc4 Qd8
  13. 13.a4 f5
  14. 14.Ne3 f4
  15. 15.Nd5 g5
  16. 16.Nh2 Ne7
  17. 17.Nxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.a5 g4
  19. 19.hxg4 f3
  20. 20.gxf3 h5
  21. 21.Kg2 hxg4
  22. 22.Nxg4 Bxg4
  23. 23.fxg4 Rf4
  24. 24.Rh1+ Kg6
  25. 25.Qe2 Bf6
  26. 26.Rh5 Bg5
  27. 27.Rah1 Raf8
  28. 28.Rh8 Qd7
  29. 29.f3 Qg7
  30. 30.Rxf8 Rxf8
  31. 31.Be6 Rh8
  32. 32.Bf5+ Kf6
  33. 33.Qd1 Rxh1
  34. 34.Qxh1 Qh6
  35. 35.Qxh6+ Bxh6
  36. 36.Bc8 b6
  37. 37.a6 Bc1
  38. 38.b4 cxb4
  39. 39.cxb4 b5
  40. 40.Bd7 Bd2
  41. 41.Bxb5 Bxb4
  42. 42.Kf2 Ba5
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg5
  44. 44.Kd1 Kf4
  45. 45.Kc2 Bd8
  46. 46.Bd7 Kxf3
  47. 47.Kc3 Kf4
  48. 48.Kc4 Bb6
  49. 49.Kd5 Kg5
  50. 50.Kxd6 Bd4
  51. 51.Bf5 Kf6

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