Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

CCT Final KO 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final KO 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 1.3
Date 2024.12.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/7R/5Bp1/6P1/8/1p6/r4PK1/8 b - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 dxc4
  8. 8.e4 b5
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.axb5 cxb5
  11. 11.Nc3 Bb7
  12. 12.d5 b4
  13. 13.Na4 Nbd7
  14. 14.e5 Nxd5
  15. 15.e6 N7b6
  16. 16.exf7+ Rxf7
  17. 17.Ng5 Rf5
  18. 18.g4 Rf6
  19. 19.Nc5 Bc6
  20. 20.Nce6 Qd7
  21. 21.Nxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Ne4 Nf4
  23. 23.Qxd7 Nxd7
  24. 24.Nxf6 Nxg2
  25. 25.Re6 Nxf6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Ne1
  27. 27.Rxc4 Nd3
  28. 28.g5 Nd7
  29. 29.Rc7 N7e5
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Kg8
  31. 31.Be3 a4
  32. 32.Kg2 a3
  33. 33.bxa3 b3
  34. 34.Bd4 Nf4+
  35. 35.Kf1 Nf3
  36. 36.Bf6 Nxh2+
  37. 37.Kg1 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kh1 Nd3
  39. 39.Re3 Nfe1
  40. 40.Raxe1 Nxe1
  41. 41.Rxe1 Rxa3
  42. 42.Re8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Re7+ Kf8
  44. 44.Rxh7 Ra2
  45. 45.Kg2

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