Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Alekhine's Defense · 0-1 in 80 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.36
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5r1R/6p1/6k1/4K2p/8 w - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 g6
  6. 6.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c3 c5
  9. 9.Nf3 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.Re1 Qc7
  14. 14.Na3 Rd8
  15. 15.Qa4 Bf5
  16. 16.Nc4 Rb5
  17. 17.Ne3 Nb6
  18. 18.Qh4 Be6
  19. 19.a4 Re5
  20. 20.Qg3 Nc4
  21. 21.Rf1 Nd2
  22. 22.Bxd2 Rxd2
  23. 23.b4 Rd3
  24. 24.Rac1 Bh6
  25. 25.Rfe1 Qd6
  26. 26.c4 c5
  27. 27.b5 Rexe3
  28. 28.fxe3 Qxg3
  29. 29.hxg3 Bxe3+
  30. 30.Rxe3 Rxe3
  31. 31.a5 Rb3
  32. 32.Ra1 Bxc4
  33. 33.b6 axb6
  34. 34.a6 Bxa6
  35. 35.Rxa6 e6
  36. 36.Ra7 b5
  37. 37.Rc7 c4
  38. 38.Bc6 Kf8
  39. 39.g4 g5
  40. 40.Kf2 c3
  41. 41.Be4 h6
  42. 42.Bc2 Ra3
  43. 43.Ke3 b4
  44. 44.Bd3 Ra1
  45. 45.Kd4 Rd1
  46. 46.Ke3 Rd2
  47. 47.g3 Rg2
  48. 48.Kf3 Rb2
  49. 49.Ke3 Kg7
  50. 50.Be4 Kf6
  51. 51.Rc5 Ke7
  52. 52.Rc7+ Kd6
  53. 53.Rc6+ Kd7
  54. 54.Rc4 f6
  55. 55.Bc6+ Kd6
  56. 56.Be4 Rb3
  57. 57.Ke2 c2
  58. 58.Bxc2 Rxg3
  59. 59.Rxb4 Kc5
  60. 60.Re4 Rg2+
  61. 61.Kd3 Kd6
  62. 62.Bd1 f5
  63. 63.gxf5 exf5
  64. 64.Ra4 Rg3+
  65. 65.Ke2 Rh3
  66. 66.Kf2 h5
  67. 67.Ra5 Ke6
  68. 68.Bf3 g4
  69. 69.Bb7 Kf6
  70. 70.Bc8 Rf3+
  71. 71.Ke2 h4
  72. 72.Ra7 h3
  73. 73.Rh7 Kg5
  74. 74.Rh8 Kf4
  75. 75.Rh5 Re3+
  76. 76.Kf2 Re5
  77. 77.Kf1 Rc5
  78. 78.Bd7 Kg3
  79. 79.Bxf5 h2
  80. 80.Ke2 Rxf5

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