Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GRENKE Chess Classic 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2024
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 4.2
Date 2024.03.27
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/4K3/2k5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 e5
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.d3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg5 Nd7
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Nd5 Qd8
  10. 10.h4 h6
  11. 11.c3 Nf6
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Nf1 Kh8
  15. 15.Ne3 Qg6
  16. 16.g4 Nd8
  17. 17.Qf3 Bd7
  18. 18.g5 Ne6
  19. 19.gxh6 gxh6
  20. 20.Nd5 f5
  21. 21.O-O-O b5
  22. 22.Rhg1 Qh7
  23. 23.Bb3 c4
  24. 24.Bc2 fxe4
  25. 25.Qxe4 Qxe4
  26. 26.dxe4 Be8
  27. 27.f4 Bh5
  28. 28.Rd2 exf4
  29. 29.Nc7 Rg8
  30. 30.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  31. 31.Nxe6 Rg1+
  32. 32.Bd1 Rf1
  33. 33.Rxd6 f3
  34. 34.Nf4 Bg4
  35. 35.Ng6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Kc2 h5
  37. 37.Ne5 f2
  38. 38.Rg6+ Kh7
  39. 39.Rf6 Bxd1+
  40. 40.Kd2 Bg4
  41. 41.Ke3 Re1+
  42. 42.Kxf2 Rxe4
  43. 43.Nxg4 Rxg4
  44. 44.Rf5 Kg6
  45. 45.Rxb5 Rxh4
  46. 46.Kg3 Rg4+
  47. 47.Kh3 Re4
  48. 48.a4 a6
  49. 49.Ra5 Re6
  50. 50.Kh4 Re4+
  51. 51.Kg3 Re6
  52. 52.Rc5 Rb6
  53. 53.Rxc4 Rxb2
  54. 54.Rc6+ Kf7
  55. 55.Rxa6 Ke7
  56. 56.Kf4 h4
  57. 57.Ke5 h3
  58. 58.Ra7+ Kd8
  59. 59.Rh7 h2
  60. 60.c4 Rd2
  61. 61.c5 Kc8
  62. 62.a5 Rd1
  63. 63.Rxh2 Kb7
  64. 64.Rh6 Re1+
  65. 65.Kd6 Rd1+
  66. 66.Ke7 Kc7
  67. 67.a6 Ra1
  68. 68.Rf6 Ra5
  69. 69.c6 Rxa6
  70. 70.Re6 Rxc6
  71. 71.Rxc6+ Kxc6

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