Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.13
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/1p2bp1p/b3q1pP/4P3/p2p4/6B1/P4PP1/1RQ1R1K1 w - - 3 30

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+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qa3 Bc6
  8. 8.h4 a5
  9. 9.h5 Na6
  10. 10.Qb3 Qd6
  11. 11.h6 Bf6
  12. 12.e4 a4
  13. 13.Qc2 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 e5
  15. 15.Bxa6 Rxa6
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Rd1 exd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Qe7
  19. 19.Re1 Re8
  20. 20.Ne5 Bb5
  21. 21.Bf4 c5
  22. 22.Rab1 Ra5
  23. 23.Bd2 cxd4
  24. 24.Bxa5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Bc7 Qg5
  26. 26.Qc1 Ba6
  27. 27.Bf4 Qg4
  28. 28.e5 Be7
  29. 29.Bg3 Qe6

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