Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2021.09.27
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p3k1p1/1p1pP1Pp/1P1K3P/P7/8/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 g6
  8. 8.b3 d5
  9. 9.e5 Qc7
  10. 10.Nce2 Qxe5
  11. 11.Bf4 Qh5
  12. 12.f3 Bh6
  13. 13.g4 Qh3
  14. 14.Qd2 Bxf4
  15. 15.Nxf4 Qh4+
  16. 16.Kd1 Nc6
  17. 17.Ng2 Qh3
  18. 18.Nf4 Qh6
  19. 19.h4 Qg7
  20. 20.c3 O-O
  21. 21.g5 Nh5
  22. 22.Nxh5 gxh5
  23. 23.Re1 e6
  24. 24.f4 Rac8
  25. 25.Rc1 Rfe8
  26. 26.Qd3 Qg6
  27. 27.Kd2 Nxd4
  28. 28.Qxg6+ hxg6
  29. 29.cxd4 Kf8
  30. 30.Rxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Rc1 Rxc1
  32. 32.Kxc1 f6
  33. 33.Kd2 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke3 e5
  35. 35.fxe5 fxe5
  36. 36.dxe5 Ke6
  37. 37.Kd4 b6
  38. 38.b4 b5
  39. 39.a3 a6

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