Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.1
Date 2019.08.14
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/7K/1Nk5/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 d5
  7. 7.exd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Na3 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 a6
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Be3 Nf5
  14. 14.Qxd6 Nxd6
  15. 15.Bxb6 Rc8
  16. 16.Rad1 Rc6
  17. 17.Be3 e5
  18. 18.Rd5 f6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Kf7
  20. 20.Nc2 Ke6
  21. 21.f4 Be7
  22. 22.fxe5 fxe5
  23. 23.c4 Ne4
  24. 24.Ne1 Rd6
  25. 25.Nd3 Rxd5
  26. 26.cxd5+ Kd6
  27. 27.b4 Rb8
  28. 28.Bb6 Bd8
  29. 29.Bxd8 Rxd8
  30. 30.Re1 Kxd5
  31. 31.Nf4+ Kc6
  32. 32.Ne6 Rd6
  33. 33.Nxg7 Rd4
  34. 34.Nf5 Rxb4
  35. 35.Re2 a5
  36. 36.g4 Ng5
  37. 37.Kf2 Rxg4
  38. 38.Rxe5 Rb4
  39. 39.Rxa5 Rxb2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Ne4+
  41. 41.Kf4 Nc5
  42. 42.h4 Kd5
  43. 43.Ne3+ Kc6
  44. 44.Nf5 b6
  45. 45.Ra7 Rb4+
  46. 46.Kg5 Ne4+
  47. 47.Kh6 Nd6
  48. 48.Ne7+ Kb5
  49. 49.h5 Rh4
  50. 50.Nd5 Ne4
  51. 51.Rxh7 Kc6
  52. 52.Nxb6 Rxh5+
  53. 53.Kxh5 Nf6+
  54. 54.Kg6 Nxh7
  55. 55.Kxh7

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