Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2021.09.27
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1RQ3p1/5p2/4p2p/3pP3/3q3P/5PPK/r7 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b3 Nd7
  11. 11.Na4 Nf6
  12. 12.Nc3 Nd7
  13. 13.Ba3 Nb6
  14. 14.Bd3 d5
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Re1 d4
  17. 17.Nb1 c5
  18. 18.Nd2 Be6
  19. 19.Qe2 f6
  20. 20.Rec1 Rac8
  21. 21.c3 Qf7
  22. 22.Rc2 a5
  23. 23.Rac1 a4
  24. 24.cxd4 axb3
  25. 25.Nxb3 cxd4
  26. 26.Nc5 Rc7
  27. 27.Nxe6 Rxc2
  28. 28.Qxc2 Qxe6
  29. 29.a4 Ra8
  30. 30.a5 Rxa5
  31. 31.Qc7 h5
  32. 32.Rc6 Qb3
  33. 33.Rxb6 Ra1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qxd3
  35. 35.Rb7

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