Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 66 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 3.31
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/5B2/5knK/8/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Re1 e6
  7. 7.c3 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 c4
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rxa8 Bxa8
  12. 12.d4 cxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Qb8
  14. 14.Na3 b4
  15. 15.cxb4 Qxb4
  16. 16.Nb5 Bxe4
  17. 17.Nc7+ Kd8
  18. 18.Qe2 Kxc7
  19. 19.Bd2 Qb7
  20. 20.Ba5+ Kb8
  21. 21.Bxe4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 Qxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 d5
  24. 24.Re3 Bc5
  25. 25.Rb3+ Ka7
  26. 26.Ng5 Ne5
  27. 27.Bc3 d4
  28. 28.Be1 h6
  29. 29.Ne4 Be7
  30. 30.f4 Nc6
  31. 31.Kf1 Rb8
  32. 32.Rxb8 Kxb8
  33. 33.Ke2 Kc7
  34. 34.Kd3 f5
  35. 35.Nd2 Kd6
  36. 36.Kc4 Bf6
  37. 37.Nf3 g5
  38. 38.g3 g4
  39. 39.Nd2 e5
  40. 40.b4 e4
  41. 41.Nb3 d3
  42. 42.b5 Nd8
  43. 43.Bb4+ Kd7
  44. 44.Kd5 Nb7
  45. 45.Bd2 Kc7
  46. 46.Be3 Kd7
  47. 47.b6 Be7
  48. 48.Nd2 Bb4
  49. 49.Nc4 Bc3
  50. 50.Ne5+ Bxe5
  51. 51.fxe5 Nd8
  52. 52.e6+ Nxe6
  53. 53.b7 Nc7+
  54. 54.Ke5 Na6
  55. 55.Kxf5 Kc7
  56. 56.Kxe4 Nc5+
  57. 57.Kd4 Nxb7
  58. 58.Kxd3 Kd6
  59. 59.Ke4 h5
  60. 60.Kf5 Kd5
  61. 61.Bf4 Nc5
  62. 62.Kg5 Ke4
  63. 63.Kxh5 Kf3
  64. 64.Kh4 Ne4
  65. 65.h3 gxh3
  66. 66.Kxh3 Nxg3

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