Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/2P1Kpk1/4b2p/5p1P/5Pp1/4r3/8/8 b - - 3 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d3 Qc7
  4. 4.Nc3 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ exf6
  7. 7.g3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Nd2 Be6
  11. 11.Ne4 Nd7
  12. 12.Re1 Bf8
  13. 13.Bf4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bd5
  15. 15.Be3 Qc7
  16. 16.c4 Be6
  17. 17.b3 a5
  18. 18.a3 Rad8
  19. 19.Qc2 h6
  20. 20.d4 f5
  21. 21.Nd2 Nf6
  22. 22.Nf3 Bd6
  23. 23.Ne5 Bxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Ng4
  25. 25.Qc3 Nxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Rd7
  27. 27.Bf1 Red8
  28. 28.Rd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.Bxd3 Qd7
  30. 30.Rd1 a4
  31. 31.Bc2 Qxd1+
  32. 32.Bxd1 Rxd1+
  33. 33.Kg2 axb3
  34. 34.Qxb3 Rd7
  35. 35.a4 g5
  36. 36.h4 Kg7
  37. 37.a5 Kg6
  38. 38.Qb4 Kg7
  39. 39.h5 Kg8
  40. 40.Kf1 Kg7
  41. 41.Ke1 Kg8
  42. 42.f4 g4
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg7
  44. 44.Ke3 Kg8
  45. 45.c5 Kg7
  46. 46.Qa4 Rd5
  47. 47.a6 bxa6
  48. 48.Qxc6 a5
  49. 49.Qb5 a4
  50. 50.Qb4 Bd7
  51. 51.e6 Bxe6
  52. 52.c6 Rd1
  53. 53.Qxa4 Rc1
  54. 54.Qd4+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qd6 Rc4
  56. 56.c7 Rc1
  57. 57.Qd8 Rc4
  58. 58.Kd3 Rc6
  59. 59.Kd4 Kg7
  60. 60.Ke5 Rc3
  61. 61.Kd6 Rxg3
  62. 62.Ke7 Re3
  63. 63.Qf8+

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