Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

PRO League Group Stage · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PRO League Group Stage
Site chess.com INT
Round 4
Date 2018.02.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3b2k1/p2Q3p/2p1n3/2Pp2p1/P2Pq3/5NP1/3B1P2/6K1 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.c3 Bd6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nce7
  12. 12.Bd3 Ng6
  13. 13.g3 c6
  14. 14.Nf1 Bd7
  15. 15.Qc2 Qc8
  16. 16.h4 Nfe7
  17. 17.Ne3 Re8
  18. 18.Bd2 Nf8
  19. 19.Re2 f6
  20. 20.Rae1 Be6
  21. 21.c4 Qd7
  22. 22.c5 Bc7
  23. 23.b4 Bf7
  24. 24.Nf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 Qd8
  26. 26.Rxe8 Bxe8
  27. 27.Qb3 Bd7
  28. 28.Bxd7 Qxd7
  29. 29.a4 Re8
  30. 30.Rxe8 Qxe8
  31. 31.b5 Qe4
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne6
  34. 34.Qb7 Bd8
  35. 35.Qd7 g5
  36. 36.hxg5 fxg5
  37. 37.Kg1 Qb1+
  38. 38.Be1 Qe4
  39. 39.Bd2 Qb1+
  40. 40.Ne1 Qe4
  41. 41.Nf3

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