Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2020.04.24
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/4k2p/p1R5/7K/r7 b - - 9 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 g6
  6. 6.g3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bf5
  10. 10.Qd1 c5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nh4 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxf5 gxf5
  14. 14.Bxc6 Rc8
  15. 15.Nxb5 Rxc6
  16. 16.Qxd4 a6
  17. 17.Qxd8 Rxd8
  18. 18.Na3 Ne4
  19. 19.Kg2 Rxc1
  20. 20.Raxc1 Bxb2
  21. 21.Nb1 Bxc1
  22. 22.Rxc1 Rd4
  23. 23.f3 Nf6
  24. 24.Kf2 Ra4
  25. 25.a3 Kg7
  26. 26.Rc3 Nd5
  27. 27.Rb3 Rc4
  28. 28.Nd2 Rc2
  29. 29.Rd3 Nc3
  30. 30.f4 e6
  31. 31.Kf3 Ne4
  32. 32.Nxe4 fxe4+
  33. 33.Kxe4 Rxe2+
  34. 34.Kf3 Rxh2
  35. 35.Rd6 a5
  36. 36.Ra6 Rh5
  37. 37.a4 Rc5
  38. 38.Ra8 h5
  39. 39.Ra6 Kg6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kf5
  41. 41.Ra7 f6
  42. 42.Kh3 Rd5
  43. 43.Ra8 e5
  44. 44.fxe5 fxe5
  45. 45.Rh8 Kg5
  46. 46.Ra8 e4
  47. 47.Kg2 Kg4
  48. 48.Rg8+ Kf5
  49. 49.Ra8 Ke5
  50. 50.Kf2 Kd4
  51. 51.Ke2 Rg5
  52. 52.Rd8+ Kc3
  53. 53.Re8 Rxg3
  54. 54.Rxe4 Rg4
  55. 55.Re5 Rxa4
  56. 56.Kf3 Ra2
  57. 57.Kg3 a4
  58. 58.Re4 Kd3
  59. 59.Rf4 Ke3
  60. 60.Rf3+ Ke4
  61. 61.Rf4+ Ke5
  62. 62.Rb4 Ra1
  63. 63.Kh2 a3
  64. 64.Rb3 Kd4
  65. 65.Rf3 Kc4
  66. 66.Rf4+ Kd3
  67. 67.Rf3+ Ke4
  68. 68.Rb3 h4
  69. 69.Rc3 Ra2+
  70. 70.Kh1 Ra1+
  71. 71.Kh2 Ra2+
  72. 72.Kh1 Ra1+
  73. 73.Kh2

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