Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Aimchess US Rapid Prelim · 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Aimchess US Rapid Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.5
Date 2021.08.29
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4p1k1/7b/3PPP2/1p1KB1bp/3N4/rP6/7R b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.h4 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Na4 Nc6
  7. 7.e4 Nb6
  8. 8.d5 Ne5
  9. 9.h5 Nxa4
  10. 10.Qxa4+ Bd7
  11. 11.Qa3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qc3 Qb4
  13. 13.Qxb4 cxb4
  14. 14.f4 Ng4
  15. 15.hxg6 fxg6
  16. 16.e5 Bf5
  17. 17.Be2 Bg7
  18. 18.Bf3 O-O
  19. 19.Ne2 h5
  20. 20.Nd4 Bd7
  21. 21.Bd2 Rac8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Bxc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Ke2 Rc4
  25. 25.Kd3 Rc5
  26. 26.Be3 Bh6
  27. 27.g3 Nxe3
  28. 28.Kxe3 a5
  29. 29.Be4 Kg7
  30. 30.Nb3 Rc8
  31. 31.Nxa5 Ra8
  32. 32.Nxb7 Rxa2
  33. 33.Nc5 Bg4
  34. 34.Nd3 g5
  35. 35.f5 h4
  36. 36.gxh4 gxh4+
  37. 37.Kd4

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