Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.38
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/8/7p/R5p1/Ppb2n2/5P2/6PP/B1R4K b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.Be3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.dxc5 dxc5
  9. 9.e5 Bb7
  10. 10.e6 fxe6
  11. 11.Ng5 Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Qb6
  13. 13.c4 Ngf6
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne5
  16. 16.Bf4 Qc6
  17. 17.f3 Nxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Bc8
  19. 19.Rfe1 h6
  20. 20.Nh3 g5
  21. 21.Be5 Rf8
  22. 22.Nf2 a5
  23. 23.d4 cxd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Ba6
  25. 25.Rac1 Rd8
  26. 26.Ba1 Kf7
  27. 27.Nd3 Kg8
  28. 28.Ne5 Qc5+
  29. 29.Kh1 Nh5
  30. 30.Ng6 Rf7
  31. 31.Qxe6 Qd6
  32. 32.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  33. 33.Qxe7 Rxe7
  34. 34.Rxe7 Nf4
  35. 35.Ra7 Bxc4
  36. 36.Rxa5

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