Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.31
Date 2021.02.12
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r1k5/p4p1p/P3pP1P/1PB1P3/1K4b1/R5P1/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.h4 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 f6
  8. 8.h5 g5
  9. 9.e4 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd4 Ne5
  11. 11.Be2 Bd7
  12. 12.Kc2 O-O-O
  13. 13.Be3 c5
  14. 14.Nf3 Ng4
  15. 15.Bxc5 b6
  16. 16.Be3 Nxe3+
  17. 17.fxe3 g4
  18. 18.Nd4 e5
  19. 19.Nf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 Bh6
  21. 21.Rae1 g3
  22. 22.Bc4 Rd6
  23. 23.Rh3 Rhd8
  24. 24.Re2 Bg5
  25. 25.Rxg3 h6
  26. 26.Rg4 Kc7
  27. 27.Ba6 Rd5
  28. 28.Rc4+ Rc5
  29. 29.e4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Bf4
  31. 31.Be6 Bg3
  32. 32.b4 b5
  33. 33.Bd5 Kb6
  34. 34.Kb3 Rd7
  35. 35.a4 a6
  36. 36.Ra2 Ra7
  37. 37.a5+ Kc7
  38. 38.c4 bxc4+
  39. 39.Bxc4

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