Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

CCT Final KO 2024 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final KO 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 1.1
Date 2024.12.20
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/4k3/4Npp1/2P1p2p/4P1nP/1P4P1/5PK1/4q3 b - - 9 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nh3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf4 d6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Rb8
  9. 9.Bb2 a6
  10. 10.d3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qd2 b5
  12. 12.Ncd5 e6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.e3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rac1 bxc4
  17. 17.dxc4 Ne5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bc6
  19. 19.Bxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Nd3 a5
  21. 21.h4 a4
  22. 22.Rb1 axb3
  23. 23.axb3 Ra8
  24. 24.Kg2 h5
  25. 25.Qe2 Rdb8
  26. 26.Nf4 Rd8
  27. 27.Rd2 Kf8
  28. 28.Rbd1 Ke7
  29. 29.Qf3 Ra6
  30. 30.Rd5 Rd7
  31. 31.Qe4 Ne5
  32. 32.Rxc5 dxc5
  33. 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  34. 34.Qb7+ Ke8
  35. 35.Qxa6 Qf5
  36. 36.Qc8+ Ke7
  37. 37.Qxc5+ Ke8
  38. 38.Qd4 Ng4
  39. 39.e4 Qa5
  40. 40.Nh3 Qb4
  41. 41.Ng5 Qe1
  42. 42.c5 e5
  43. 43.Qa4+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qa2 f6
  45. 45.Qa8+ Ke7
  46. 46.Qb7+ Kd8
  47. 47.Ne6+ Ke8
  48. 48.Qc8+ Ke7
  49. 49.Qd8+

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