Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.24
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5ppk/6Np/8/5P1P/4nQPK/8/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Nb8
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Rb8
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Ne2 Nc5
  14. 14.Ba2 Be6
  15. 15.Ng3 Re8
  16. 16.Be3 Bxa2
  17. 17.Rxa2 Ne6
  18. 18.h3 Qd7
  19. 19.Qd2 Ra8
  20. 20.Rfa1 Rxa2
  21. 21.Rxa2 Qc6
  22. 22.b3 Ra8
  23. 23.c4 bxc4
  24. 24.bxc4 Nd7
  25. 25.Ne2 Rxa2
  26. 26.Qxa2 Ndc5
  27. 27.Ne1 Qb7
  28. 28.Nc3 c6
  29. 29.g3 Bg5
  30. 30.Bxc5 Nxc5
  31. 31.h4 Bd8
  32. 32.Qc2 Ba5
  33. 33.Nf3 Bxc3
  34. 34.Qxc3 Qb1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Qxd3
  36. 36.Qa5 h6
  37. 37.Qa8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qxc6 Nxe4
  39. 39.Qc8 Nf6
  40. 40.c5 dxc5
  41. 41.Qxc5 Ng4
  42. 42.Nxe5 Qf5
  43. 43.f4 Qe4+
  44. 44.Kh3 Ne3
  45. 45.Qc6 Qb1
  46. 46.Qf3 Qg6
  47. 47.Nxg6

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