Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/7K/8/6k1/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 Qb6
  7. 7.Bf1 d6
  8. 8.Na3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Qc7
  10. 10.d3 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.a4 Bf5
  13. 13.Ne3 Nxe3
  14. 14.Bxe3 b6
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Rfd8
  18. 18.a5 Qd6
  19. 19.axb6 axb6
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Qb3 Bxd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Rxe7 Be6
  24. 24.Qb5 Kg7
  25. 25.Qc6 Bd5
  26. 26.Qd7 Ra4
  27. 27.h4 Rb4
  28. 28.h5 Qf6
  29. 29.Re2 Rd4
  30. 30.Qh3 g5
  31. 31.Qe3 h6
  32. 32.Rd2 Re4
  33. 33.Qc3 Be6
  34. 34.f3 Rh4
  35. 35.Rd6 Qxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 Rxh5
  37. 37.g3 g4
  38. 38.fxg4 Rc5
  39. 39.Rxb6 Rxc3
  40. 40.Kf2 Bxg4
  41. 41.Rb4 h5
  42. 42.Rf4 f5
  43. 43.Bg2 Kf6
  44. 44.Rb4 Kg5
  45. 45.Rb8 Rc2+
  46. 46.Kg1 Be2
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kf6
  48. 48.Rf8+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rg8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Rb8 Bg4
  51. 51.Rb6 Ke7
  52. 52.Bd5 Rd2
  53. 53.Bg2 Rd3
  54. 54.Kf2 Kf7
  55. 55.Rb7+ Kf6
  56. 56.Rb6+ Kg5
  57. 57.Rb8 Rd2+
  58. 58.Kg1 Kf6
  59. 59.Rf8+ Ke7
  60. 60.Ra8 Rb2
  61. 61.Ra7+ Kd6
  62. 62.Ra6+ Kc5
  63. 63.Ra5+ Kd4
  64. 64.Ra4+ Ke3
  65. 65.Ra3+ Kd2
  66. 66.Bf3 Ke1
  67. 67.Re3+ Kd2
  68. 68.Re2+ Kc3
  69. 69.Rxb2 Kxb2
  70. 70.Kf2 Kc3
  71. 71.Ke3 Bxf3
  72. 72.Kxf3 Kd3
  73. 73.Kf4 Ke2
  74. 74.Kxf5 Kf3
  75. 75.Kg5 Kxg3
  76. 76.Kxh5

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