Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

10th Norway Armageddon · 2022 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.1
Date 2022.06.09
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/8/3p2k1/8/3KP2p/p7/R7 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 a5
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a4
  12. 12.Bc2 c5
  13. 13.Rb1 Nc6
  14. 14.e5 Rb8
  15. 15.Be4 Bf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 gxf5
  17. 17.Qd3 Qd7
  18. 18.Rd1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bf4 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 e6
  21. 21.Bg5 Rdc8
  22. 22.Qe3 Ne7
  23. 23.Bf6 h6
  24. 24.Qf4 Ng6
  25. 25.Qg3 Kh7
  26. 26.d5 exd5
  27. 27.Rb4 Rc4
  28. 28.Rxc4 bxc4
  29. 29.e6 Qxe6
  30. 30.Qxb8 Bxf6
  31. 31.Re1 Qd7
  32. 32.Qb6 Kg7
  33. 33.g3 f4
  34. 34.Qc5 fxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 Nf4
  36. 36.Qe3 Nd3
  37. 37.Rb1 Qe6
  38. 38.Rb7 Qxe3
  39. 39.fxe3 c3
  40. 40.Rc7 Nb4
  41. 41.Ne1 Be5
  42. 42.Rc8 Bxg3
  43. 43.Kf1 Bxe1
  44. 44.Kxe1 Nxa2
  45. 45.Kd1 a3
  46. 46.Rb8 h5
  47. 47.Kc2 h4
  48. 48.Rb1 Kf6
  49. 49.Kb3 Nb4
  50. 50.Kxb4 a2
  51. 51.Ra1 c2
  52. 52.Kc3 h3
  53. 53.Kxc2 Kg5
  54. 54.Kd3

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