Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.17
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Rk1/p1q3b1/P1p5/2Bp4/6Q1/4P2K/1r5P/8 b - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 Ne4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nxe4 Bxe4
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.c3 Qa5
  13. 13.a4 cxd4
  14. 14.b4 Qb6
  15. 15.a5 Qb8
  16. 16.cxd4 Qxb4
  17. 17.Ba3 Qb7
  18. 18.Qd2 Rfc8
  19. 19.a6 Qc7
  20. 20.f3 Bf5
  21. 21.g4 Be6
  22. 22.Rab1 Rab8
  23. 23.Bc5 h5
  24. 24.gxh5 Bf5
  25. 25.Bd3 e5
  26. 26.hxg6 Bxg6
  27. 27.Bxg6 fxg6
  28. 28.Qg2 Qf7
  29. 29.dxe5 Bxe5
  30. 30.f4 Bg7
  31. 31.Qg4 Re8
  32. 32.Rxb8 Rxb8
  33. 33.f5 gxf5
  34. 34.Rxf5 Rb1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Rb2+
  36. 36.Kh3 Qc7
  37. 37.Rf8+

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