Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AI Cup Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2023.09.27
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/3r2PP/5K2/8/3p4/3R4 w - - 11 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.Re1 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 e5
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 d5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nc3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qe2 Rd8
  13. 13.Bxc6 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 bxc6
  15. 15.Bg5 Re8
  16. 16.Qd2 c5
  17. 17.Bf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.exf6 Bf5
  19. 19.Qf4 Re4
  20. 20.Rxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Ne5 Qxf6
  22. 22.Ng4 Qxc3
  23. 23.Rc1 Qd4
  24. 24.Nh6+ Kg7
  25. 25.Nxf5+ gxf5
  26. 26.Qg5+ Kh8
  27. 27.Qxf5 e3
  28. 28.Qxf7 Rg8
  29. 29.Re1 exf2+
  30. 30.Qxf2 Rf8
  31. 31.Qxd4+ cxd4
  32. 32.Rd1 Rd8
  33. 33.Kf2 Rc8
  34. 34.Ke2 Rc4
  35. 35.Rd3 Ra4
  36. 36.a3 Kg7
  37. 37.Kf3 Kf6
  38. 38.Ke4 Ke6
  39. 39.g4 h6
  40. 40.h4 Ra5
  41. 41.h5 Rg5
  42. 42.Rg3 Rd5
  43. 43.Rf3 Rg5
  44. 44.Rf4 Ra5
  45. 45.Rf8 Rxa3
  46. 46.Rh8 Rg3
  47. 47.Rxh6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Kf4 d3
  49. 49.Rh7+ Ke6
  50. 50.Rh8 Ke7
  51. 51.Ra8 d2
  52. 52.Rxa7+ Ke6
  53. 53.Ra1 Rd3
  54. 54.Rd1 Kf6
  55. 55.g5+ Kg7
  56. 56.Ke4 Rd8
  57. 57.Kf4 Rd5
  58. 58.Kg4 Rd4+
  59. 59.Kf5 Rd5+
  60. 60.Kf4 Kh7

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