Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.24
Date 2022.12.16
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p3pk1/p5p1/P1P1b1q1/1P2Q3/5B2/5PK1/8 w - - 10 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.c4 d4
  6. 6.b4 d3
  7. 7.Bb2 dxe2
  8. 8.Qxe2 O-O
  9. 9.d4 c6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 e6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nbd7
  14. 14.a4 Re8
  15. 15.Bg2 Qc7
  16. 16.Rac1 Rad8
  17. 17.Qc2 Bh6
  18. 18.Rb1 a6
  19. 19.Qb3 e5
  20. 20.d5 cxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Nf6
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
  24. 24.Re1 Re8
  25. 25.c5 Bg7
  26. 26.Qc4 e4
  27. 27.Bxf6 Bxf6
  28. 28.Rxe4 Rd8
  29. 29.a5 Kg7
  30. 30.h4 Rd1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Rd2
  32. 32.Rf4 Be5
  33. 33.Rf3 Rd4
  34. 34.Qb3 Rxh4+
  35. 35.Kg1 Rd4
  36. 36.Rd3 Qe7
  37. 37.Bf3 h5
  38. 38.Kg2 Rxd3
  39. 39.Qxd3 h4
  40. 40.gxh4 Qxh4
  41. 41.Qe4 Qg5+
  42. 42.Kf1 Qc1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Qg5+
  44. 44.Kf1 Qc1+
  45. 45.Kg2 Qg5+

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