Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.32
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kB2/1p2P2p/2p3r1/8/2P1K1p1/1P4R1/8 b - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bc4 d6
  6. 6.O-O dxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Bd6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Qc7
  10. 10.Nf3 b6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Ne4 Be7
  13. 13.a4 Nd7
  14. 14.Qc2 Rad8
  15. 15.a5 Bc6
  16. 16.axb6 axb6
  17. 17.Bd2 h6
  18. 18.Bb3 N7f6
  19. 19.Ng3 Bd6
  20. 20.Ne4 Bf4
  21. 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  22. 22.Bxf4 Qxf4
  23. 23.Ne5 Ng4
  24. 24.Nxc6 Qxh2+
  25. 25.Kf1 Rd6
  26. 26.Ne7+ Kh8
  27. 27.Ra4 Qh1+
  28. 28.Ke2 Qxg2
  29. 29.Rf4 e5
  30. 30.Rf3 f5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Rdf6
  32. 32.Nh4 Rxf3
  33. 33.Nxg2 Rxf2+
  34. 34.Kd1 Rxc2
  35. 35.Bxc2 Rf3
  36. 36.Kd2 g5
  37. 37.Ne3 Nxe3
  38. 38.Rxe3 Rf5
  39. 39.Re2 Kg7
  40. 40.d4 Rf4
  41. 41.dxe5 Kf7
  42. 42.e6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Bg6 g4
  44. 44.Bf7 Rf5
  45. 45.Rh2 g3
  46. 46.Rg2 Rg5
  47. 47.Ke3

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