Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2020.11.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/6K1/3k2b1/8/2B5/8/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bb4
  11. 11.Ne2 Bd5
  12. 12.Nfd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 Ke7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Kf8
  16. 16.Rac1 Bxa2
  17. 17.b3 a5
  18. 18.Ra1 Red8
  19. 19.Rxa2 c5
  20. 20.Be3 Ke8
  21. 21.f4 cxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 b5
  24. 24.Kf2 a4
  25. 25.Kf3 Be7
  26. 26.bxa4 bxa4
  27. 27.f5 a3
  28. 28.Ke4 Kd7
  29. 29.c4 Kc6
  30. 30.g4 Bc5
  31. 31.g5 g6
  32. 32.Bc3 Ra4
  33. 33.fxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.Kd3 Kd7
  35. 35.Ra1 Ke6
  36. 36.Rf1 a2
  37. 37.Rf6+ Ke7
  38. 38.Rf1 Ra8
  39. 39.Kc2 Be3
  40. 40.h4 Bc5
  41. 41.Kb3 Ra3+
  42. 42.Kc2 Ke8
  43. 43.Kb2 a1=Q+
  44. 44.Rxa1 Rxa1
  45. 45.Kxa1 Bf2
  46. 46.e6 fxe6
  47. 47.Kb2 Bxh4
  48. 48.Bf6 Bf2
  49. 49.Kc2 Bc5
  50. 50.Kd3 Bd6
  51. 51.Ke4 Kd7
  52. 52.Kd4 Kc6
  53. 53.Kd3 Kc5
  54. 54.Bd4+ Kb4
  55. 55.Bc3+ Kb3
  56. 56.Bd4 c5
  57. 57.Bf6 e5
  58. 58.Bd8 e4+
  59. 59.Kxe4 Kxc4
  60. 60.Bf6 Bg3
  61. 61.Be7 Kb5
  62. 62.Kd5 c4
  63. 63.Bf6 Bf2
  64. 64.Ke6 Kc5
  65. 65.Kf7 Bd4
  66. 66.Be7+ Kb5
  67. 67.Bf6 Kc5
  68. 68.Be7+ Kd5
  69. 69.Bb4 Be3
  70. 70.Kxg6 c3
  71. 71.Bxc3 Bxg5

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