Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.15
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/6p1/3ppp1p/1R5P/4P3/5PP1/2r2NK1 b - - 2 40

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 a5
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Qb8
  11. 11.Rc1 b5
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.b4 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Ne8
  15. 15.Nb3 Nd6
  16. 16.Nc5 Nc4
  17. 17.Bc3 Ndb6
  18. 18.Qb3 Ra3
  19. 19.Qd1 Qc7
  20. 20.h3 Rfa8
  21. 21.Ne5 Nxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Bxb5 Qb2
  25. 25.Bd3 Bxd3
  26. 26.Nxd3 Qb3
  27. 27.Nf4 e5
  28. 28.Rc6 Rb8
  29. 29.Qxb3 Rxb3
  30. 30.Ne2 Rxb4
  31. 31.Rd1 Rc4
  32. 32.Rd6 Kf8
  33. 33.Rb1 Rc2
  34. 34.Ng3 Nd7
  35. 35.Rxb8+ Nxb8
  36. 36.Rd8+ Ke7
  37. 37.Rxb8 h5
  38. 38.Rb4 f5
  39. 39.h4 Rc1+
  40. 40.Nf1

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