Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2021.02.11
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/2r2k1B/8/6P1/6KP/8/8/2b5 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Qd7
  8. 8.Qxd7+ Bxd7
  9. 9.Rb1 b6
  10. 10.f4 c5
  11. 11.Nf3 Bc6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nd7
  13. 13.Ke2 e6
  14. 14.Be3 c4
  15. 15.Bc2 Nf6
  16. 16.Nd2 b5
  17. 17.a4 a6
  18. 18.d5 exd5
  19. 19.e5 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Rhd1 O-O
  22. 22.Rd6 Rac8
  23. 23.axb5 axb5
  24. 24.Rxc6 Rxc6
  25. 25.Bxe4 Ra6
  26. 26.Rxb5 Rd8
  27. 27.Rc5 Ra4
  28. 28.Kf3 Bf8
  29. 29.Rc7 Ba3
  30. 30.f5 gxf5
  31. 31.Bxf5 Bb2
  32. 32.e6 fxe6
  33. 33.Bxe6+ Kh8
  34. 34.Bd4+ Rxd4
  35. 35.cxd4 Bxd4
  36. 36.Bf5 Ra7
  37. 37.Rxc4 Bf6
  38. 38.h4 Kg7
  39. 39.Kg4 Be7
  40. 40.Kh5 Ra5
  41. 41.g4 Ra7
  42. 42.Rc6 Bf8
  43. 43.g5 Rb7
  44. 44.Bc2 Bb4
  45. 45.Kg4 Bd2
  46. 46.Rh6 Kg8
  47. 47.Rd6 Bc1
  48. 48.Be4 Rc7
  49. 49.Rd8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Bxh7

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