Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.3
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7n/6KP/1p6/8/2P5/pk6/8/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Re1 Nd6
  7. 7.Bxc6 dxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nf5
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  10. 10.Bg5 Bxg5
  11. 11.Nxg5 Nd4
  12. 12.Na3 h6
  13. 13.Ne4 Bf5
  14. 14.c3 Ne6
  15. 15.Rad1 Ke7
  16. 16.Ng3 Bh7
  17. 17.Nc4 Rad8
  18. 18.Na5 Rxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rb8
  20. 20.Ne2 c5
  21. 21.f3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8 Nxd8
  23. 23.Kf2 Bb1
  24. 24.a3 Ke6
  25. 25.Nc4 g5
  26. 26.Ke3 Nc6
  27. 27.f4 Ba2
  28. 28.Nd2 Bd5
  29. 29.g3 b6
  30. 30.Ne4 Ne7
  31. 31.g4 Bc6
  32. 32.fxg5 Kxe5
  33. 33.N2g3 Nd5+
  34. 34.Kd2 Nf4
  35. 35.Ke3 Ng2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Bxe4+
  37. 37.Nxe4 c4+
  38. 38.Kxc4 Kxe4
  39. 39.gxh6 Nf4
  40. 40.h4 Ng6
  41. 41.h5 Nf8
  42. 42.g5 c6
  43. 43.b4 Kf5
  44. 44.g6 fxg6
  45. 45.hxg6 Nxg6
  46. 46.b5 Ne5+
  47. 47.Kd4 Ke6
  48. 48.bxc6 Nxc6+
  49. 49.Kc4 a6
  50. 50.h7 Ne5+
  51. 51.Kd4 Nf7
  52. 52.a4 Kd6
  53. 53.c4 a5
  54. 54.Kd3 Kc5
  55. 55.Kc3 Nh8
  56. 56.Kd3 Kb4
  57. 57.Kd4 Kxa4
  58. 58.Ke5 Kb3
  59. 59.Kf6 a4
  60. 60.Kg7 a3

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