Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.33
Date 2021.02.12
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q3b2/Rp1b2kp/2p2pp1/8/Pq1P4/5N1P/1P3PP1/7K b - - 16 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.h3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 f5
  11. 11.exf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.Be2 Nb4
  13. 13.Rc1 c6
  14. 14.O-O N6d5
  15. 15.Bd2 Qd6
  16. 16.Re1 Kh8
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bc4 Nb4
  19. 19.Qb3 Rad8
  20. 20.Bg5 Bf6
  21. 21.Bh6 Bg7
  22. 22.Qe3 Rde8
  23. 23.Bf4 Nd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Rc5 Qd8
  26. 26.Be5 Bc8
  27. 27.Qh6 Rf6
  28. 28.Bxf6 exf6
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  30. 30.Qe3 Qd8
  31. 31.Qe1 Bf8
  32. 32.Rxa5 Bd7
  33. 33.Ra7 Qb8
  34. 34.Qa5 Kg7
  35. 35.Ra8 Qf4
  36. 36.Qd8 Qc1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qf4+
  38. 38.Kh1 Qd6
  39. 39.Qb8 Qb4
  40. 40.Ra7

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