Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Dutch Defense (A80)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4B3/pp3rbk/6pp/1P1pBp2/1n1Pn2N/4P2P/P4PP1/5RK1 b - - 4 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 g6
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.c4 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.c5 h6
  8. 8.Bc4+ Kh8
  9. 9.h3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Ne4
  11. 11.cxd6 exd6
  12. 12.Bh2 Qe8
  13. 13.Nd5 Qd8
  14. 14.Rc1 Bd7
  15. 15.b4 Ne7
  16. 16.Nh4 Kh7
  17. 17.Nxc7 Rc8
  18. 18.Ne6 Bxe6
  19. 19.Bxe6 Rxc1
  20. 20.Qxc1 d5
  21. 21.Qc7 Qxc7
  22. 22.Bxc7 Rf6
  23. 23.Bd7 Nc6
  24. 24.b5 Nb4
  25. 25.Be5 Rf7
  26. 26.Be8

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