Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 13.1
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/8/p1p5/1p2r2p/1P3p1b/P1PR3P/2N2KP1/4R3 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bb7
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.a3 d6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxd5 Qd7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bf6
  14. 14.Nf5 Nd8
  15. 15.Re1 Re8
  16. 16.c3 Bxd5
  17. 17.Qxd5 Nc6
  18. 18.Ng3 g6
  19. 19.Bf4 Ne5
  20. 20.Rad1 Rad8
  21. 21.Re2 c6
  22. 22.Qa2 Qg4
  23. 23.Bc1 h5
  24. 24.h3 Qe6
  25. 25.Qxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.f4 Nc4
  27. 27.b3 Na5
  28. 28.b4 Nc4
  29. 29.Rd3 Rde8
  30. 30.e5 dxe5
  31. 31.f5 e4
  32. 32.Rd7 gxf5
  33. 33.Nxf5 e3
  34. 34.Rd3 Re5
  35. 35.Nd4 Rd5
  36. 36.Bxe3 Rde5
  37. 37.Nc2 Bg5
  38. 38.Kf2 Rf5+
  39. 39.Kg1 Rfe5
  40. 40.Kf2 f5
  41. 41.Re1 Nxe3
  42. 42.Nxe3 f4
  43. 43.Nc2 Bh4+

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