Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2n5/3k4/6p1/3KNpP1/1P3P2/8/8 b - - 10 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.c4 dxc4
  9. 9.Nxc4 c5
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Rc1 b5
  12. 12.Nce5 a6
  13. 13.a4 cxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Qd5
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Rxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.Nd3 Rd8
  19. 19.Nf4 Qb7
  20. 20.Qa1 Be4
  21. 21.f3 Bc6
  22. 22.Rd1 Ne8
  23. 23.Bxg7 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Qxd1 Kxg7
  25. 25.Qd4+ Nf6
  26. 26.Nd3 Qd7
  27. 27.Qc3 Qd6
  28. 28.Qe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.Nxe5 Be8
  30. 30.e4 g5
  31. 31.Kf2 e6
  32. 32.Ke3 Nh5
  33. 33.g3 f5
  34. 34.exf5 exf5
  35. 35.Kd4 f4
  36. 36.g4 Nf6
  37. 37.Kc5 h5
  38. 38.h3 hxg4
  39. 39.hxg4 Kf8
  40. 40.Bxb5 Bxb5
  41. 41.Kxb5 Ke7
  42. 42.Kc5 Ke6
  43. 43.Kd4 Nd5
  44. 44.Nd3 Kd6
  45. 45.Nc5 Nc7
  46. 46.Ne4+

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