Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.16
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p1Q4/p3R3/rkq4p/2p5/2P4P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d3 Qc7
  4. 4.Nc3 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Bg4
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.Be2 Nd7
  8. 8.O-O Ngf6
  9. 9.Be3 e6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd5
  11. 11.Rae1 Nxe3
  12. 12.Qxe3 Be7
  13. 13.d4 O-O-O
  14. 14.c3 Kb8
  15. 15.b4 Nf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bg6
  17. 17.Nc5 Nd5
  18. 18.Qf3 Bd6
  19. 19.Bc4 Bxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Nb6
  21. 21.Bb3 Nd7
  22. 22.Re2 Nxc5
  23. 23.bxc5 Rhe8
  24. 24.Rfe1 Re7
  25. 25.Bc2 Bxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 e5
  27. 27.Rce2 Rde8
  28. 28.Qe4 g6
  29. 29.dxe5 Rd8
  30. 30.Qh4 h5
  31. 31.e6 Rxe6
  32. 32.Rxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Qf6 a6
  34. 34.Qxg6 Rd5
  35. 35.Qxe6 Rxc5
  36. 36.Qf6 Ra5
  37. 37.Qd4 c5
  38. 38.Qd5 c4
  39. 39.Qd4 Qc5
  40. 40.Re8+ Kc7
  41. 41.Qd8+ Kc6
  42. 42.Re6+ Kb5
  43. 43.Qd7+

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