Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 85 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 85
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/2K5/5k2/8 w - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.e5 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Nc5
  10. 10.Nf5 d5
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxf5
  12. 12.Bxd5 c6
  13. 13.Bf3 Qxd1
  14. 14.Bxd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Nd2 a5
  16. 16.Nf1 a4
  17. 17.Ng3 Be6
  18. 18.a3 g6
  19. 19.Be3 h5
  20. 20.Bf3 Nd7
  21. 21.Bd4 Bc5
  22. 22.Bc3 Nb6
  23. 23.Ne4 Bd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.c3 Rdd8
  26. 26.Nd6 Rd7
  27. 27.Rad1 Ra5
  28. 28.g3 Re7
  29. 29.Bg2 Bb3
  30. 30.Rc1 Raxe5
  31. 31.Rxe5 Rxe5
  32. 32.Nxb7 Nc4
  33. 33.Bxc6 Nxb2
  34. 34.c4 Nxc4
  35. 35.Bxa4 Bxa4
  36. 36.Rxc4 Re1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Bb3
  38. 38.Rd4 Re5
  39. 39.Nd6 Ra5
  40. 40.Rd3 Be6
  41. 41.f3 Kf8
  42. 42.Kf2 Ke7
  43. 43.Ne4 Bf5
  44. 44.Re3 Kf8
  45. 45.Nd2 Be6
  46. 46.h4 Kg7
  47. 47.Ke2 Bf5
  48. 48.Rc3 Ra4
  49. 49.Ke3 Be6
  50. 50.Ne4 Bf5
  51. 51.Nc5 Ra7
  52. 52.a4 Kf6
  53. 53.Kd4 g5
  54. 54.hxg5+ Kxg5
  55. 55.Kc4 h4
  56. 56.gxh4+ Kxh4
  57. 57.Kb5 Kg3
  58. 58.a5 Bc8
  59. 59.Kb6 Re7
  60. 60.Rd3 Re8
  61. 61.Kc7 Bf5
  62. 62.Rc3 Bc8
  63. 63.Ne4+ Kf4
  64. 64.Nd6 Re5
  65. 65.Kb6 Re6
  66. 66.Rxc8 Rxd6+
  67. 67.Rc6 Rd7
  68. 68.Rc7 Rd6+
  69. 69.Rc6 Rd7
  70. 70.Rf6+ Ke5
  71. 71.Rh6 Kf4
  72. 72.a6 Kxf3
  73. 73.a7 Rxa7
  74. 74.Kxa7 f5
  75. 75.Kb6 f4
  76. 76.Kc5 Ke3
  77. 77.Re6+ Kd3
  78. 78.Rf6 Ke3
  79. 79.Kc4 f3
  80. 80.Re6+ Kd2
  81. 81.Rd6+ Ke2
  82. 82.Kc3 f2
  83. 83.Re6+ Kd1
  84. 84.Rf6 Ke2
  85. 85.Rxf2+ Kxf2

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