Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.128
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5r2/k1p5/p3R3/4K3/p3B1P1/5P2/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bd7
  11. 11.b3 Kc8
  12. 12.Bb2 c5
  13. 13.Nd5 a5
  14. 14.a4 Ne7
  15. 15.Nf4 Ra6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rg8
  17. 17.Nd2 Ng6
  18. 18.Nd3 Bf5
  19. 19.Ne4 c4
  20. 20.bxc4 Rc6
  21. 21.c5 Bxe4
  22. 22.Rxe4 Bxc5
  23. 23.e6 fxe6
  24. 24.Rg4 Ne7
  25. 25.Nxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Ba3 Rxc2
  27. 27.Bxe7 b6
  28. 28.Bf6 g5
  29. 29.Bd4 Rd8
  30. 30.Be3 Rd5
  31. 31.h4 gxh4
  32. 32.Rxh4 h5
  33. 33.g3 Rb2
  34. 34.Kg2 Rb4
  35. 35.Rah1 Rxh4
  36. 36.Rxh4 Kb7
  37. 37.Kf3 c6
  38. 38.Re4 Rf5+
  39. 39.Ke2 e5
  40. 40.Rh4 b5
  41. 41.Kd3 Ka6
  42. 42.Ke4 Rf7
  43. 43.Rxh5 bxa4
  44. 44.Rxe5 a3

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