Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p4p2/3r4/6R1/6bP/3B4/2PK4/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Nf5 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Bxf5
  8. 8.dxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Qf3 Qd7
  10. 10.Bg5 e4
  11. 11.Qd1 Qe6
  12. 12.Qd4 Rd8
  13. 13.Qa4 Bc5
  14. 14.Bc4 Qe5
  15. 15.Qxc6+ Bd7
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf2+
  17. 17.Kf1 gxf6
  18. 18.Qxe4 Bd4
  19. 19.Re1 Kf8
  20. 20.Bd3 Be6
  21. 21.Qh4 Qg5
  22. 22.Qxg5 fxg5
  23. 23.Ke2 Rb8
  24. 24.Ne4 Rxb2
  25. 25.Nxg5 Bxa2
  26. 26.Kd2 Kg7
  27. 27.Re4 Bf6
  28. 28.Rg4 Kh6
  29. 29.h4 Rd8
  30. 30.Rf1 Bxg5+
  31. 31.Rxg5 Rb6
  32. 32.Rf4 Bd5
  33. 33.g4 Rg6
  34. 34.Rh5+ Kg7
  35. 35.Rd4 Rgd6
  36. 36.Rxh7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Rh5 Be6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Rxd6
  39. 39.Ra5 Bxg4
  40. 40.Rg5+

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