Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.34
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1b6/1p2Bkpp/p1pPp3/P1P1P1KP/1P6/8/8 w - - 8 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.h3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Qc7
  8. 8.Ne2 e5
  9. 9.c3 Re8
  10. 10.Ng3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Re1 b6
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rad8
  14. 14.Bh6 Nf8
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Bc4 c5
  17. 17.d5 Bc8
  18. 18.a4 a6
  19. 19.Qd3 a5
  20. 20.Rf1 Ng8
  21. 21.Bb5 Re7
  22. 22.Nd2 Nd7
  23. 23.Nc4 Rf8
  24. 24.f4 exf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxe5 Rxe5
  27. 27.Raf1 Qe7
  28. 28.Qd2 Qg5
  29. 29.Qf2 Nh6
  30. 30.Bd3 Bd7
  31. 31.b3 Qe7
  32. 32.Kh2 Ng8
  33. 33.c4 Rg5
  34. 34.Ne2 Re5
  35. 35.Ng1 Qe8
  36. 36.Kh1 f6
  37. 37.Nf3 Re7
  38. 38.Nh2 Ref7
  39. 39.Rf3 Nh6
  40. 40.Qb2 Qe5
  41. 41.Qxe5 dxe5
  42. 42.R3f2 f5
  43. 43.Nf3 Re8
  44. 44.Ng5 Rff8
  45. 45.Kh2 f4
  46. 46.g3 fxg3+
  47. 47.Kxg3 Rxf2
  48. 48.Rxf2 Re7
  49. 49.h4 Bc8
  50. 50.Be2 Nf7
  51. 51.Nxf7 Rxf7
  52. 52.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  53. 53.Bg4 Bb7
  54. 54.Be6+ Kf6
  55. 55.Kg4 h6
  56. 56.Bd7 Ba6
  57. 57.Be6 Bb7
  58. 58.Bd7 Ba6
  59. 59.Be6 Bb7

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