Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 11.1
Date 2019.05.12
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5PR1/4p1Np/8/1p2k1P1/1P3r2/8/3K4 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 d6
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 a6
  11. 11.d4 Ne4
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Be4
  14. 14.Rac1 Re8
  15. 15.Bh3 Qc7
  16. 16.Nd2 Bb7
  17. 17.e4 Bf6
  18. 18.Nf3 b5
  19. 19.cxb5 axb5
  20. 20.dxc5 Bxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 b4
  22. 22.Rc2 dxc5
  23. 23.Qe3 h6
  24. 24.Bf1 Ba6
  25. 25.Rcd2 Nf6
  26. 26.Bxa6 Rxa6
  27. 27.Rc1 Rea8
  28. 28.Rxc5 Qa7
  29. 29.Rdc2 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rc8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qxa7 R8xa7
  32. 32.Nd2 Ng4
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne5
  34. 34.f4 Nd3
  35. 35.Kf1 Ra1+
  36. 36.Ke2 Rd7
  37. 37.Nf3 Rb1
  38. 38.Rd2 Rb2
  39. 39.Rxb2 Nxb2
  40. 40.Ne5 Rd4
  41. 41.Ke3 Rd1
  42. 42.Nxf7 Re1+
  43. 43.Kd4 Re2
  44. 44.h4 Kg6
  45. 45.Ne5+ Kh5
  46. 46.Rg8 Rd2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Rc2
  48. 48.Rxg7 Rc3+
  49. 49.Ke2 Nd1
  50. 50.g4+ Kxh4
  51. 51.Kxd1 Kg3
  52. 52.f5 Kf4
  53. 53.Ng6+ Kxe4
  54. 54.f6 Rf3
  55. 55.f7

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