Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.22
Date 2021.02.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/6p1/b2kp2p/4N2P/3K1PP1/8/8 w - - 9 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Qd3 Nbd7
  7. 7.a4 Nc5
  8. 8.Qe3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Nxb3
  10. 10.cxb3 Be6
  11. 11.Bc4 Be7
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O
  14. 14.Rd1 Qc7
  15. 15.Bg5 Bxc4
  16. 16.bxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Qf3 Qe6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Nd5 Rc6
  20. 20.Ra3 Rb8
  21. 21.g3 Bd8
  22. 22.a5 g6
  23. 23.Kg2 Kg7
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.b4 Rc4
  26. 26.Rc3 Rxc3
  27. 27.Qxc3 Rc8
  28. 28.Qd3 Rc6
  29. 29.Rd2 Qc8
  30. 30.Ne3 b6
  31. 31.axb6 Bxb6
  32. 32.Nd5 Bd8
  33. 33.Qe2 Rc4
  34. 34.Ra2 Qc6
  35. 35.Rxa6 Qxa6
  36. 36.Ne3 Rc6
  37. 37.b5 Qa4
  38. 38.bxc6 Qxe4+
  39. 39.Qf3 Qa4
  40. 40.Qd5 Bc7
  41. 41.Nc4 Qb3
  42. 42.Ne3 Qa4
  43. 43.Qc4 Qxc4
  44. 44.Nxc4 Kf6
  45. 45.Na3 Ke7
  46. 46.Nb5 Bb6
  47. 47.c7 Kd7
  48. 48.c8=Q+ Kxc8
  49. 49.Nxd6+ Kd7
  50. 50.Nxf7 Ke6
  51. 51.Ng5+ Kf6
  52. 52.Kf3 Kf5
  53. 53.Ne4 Ke6
  54. 54.Ke2 Bd8
  55. 55.Kd3 Kd5
  56. 56.f3 Ba5
  57. 57.Nf6+ Ke6
  58. 58.Ne4 Kd5
  59. 59.Nf6+ Ke6
  60. 60.Ne4 Kd5

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