Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2021.02.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b5k1/5ppp/4P3/3nP3/r2N4/5B2/6PP/B5RK b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.b3 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 cxd4
  7. 7.Bb2 a6
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.f4 Bc5
  10. 10.d3 O-O
  11. 11.Nd2 d5
  12. 12.Kh1 b6
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Qe1 dxe4
  15. 15.dxe4 Bb7
  16. 16.Nf3 Qc7
  17. 17.e5 Ne7
  18. 18.b4 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Rxa1
  20. 20.Bxa1 Nf5
  21. 21.bxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.c3 Ne3
  23. 23.Rg1 Nd5
  24. 24.Qc1 Rc8
  25. 25.cxd4 cxd4
  26. 26.Qd2 Qc2
  27. 27.Qxc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Nxd4 Ra2
  29. 29.Bf3 Ba8
  30. 30.f5 Ra4
  31. 31.fxe6

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