Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 34 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 3.16
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack (C89)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

1Qb3k1/5pp1/7p/3p4/p2P4/PP2B1P1/5P1P/1q4K1 w - - 9 35

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.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Rxe5 Bb7
  12. 12.Qf3 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd5 c6
  14. 14.Re1 cxd5
  15. 15.d4 Re8
  16. 16.Be3 Qc7
  17. 17.g3 b4
  18. 18.cxb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Rc1 Qd7
  20. 20.a3 Bf8
  21. 21.Nd2 a5
  22. 22.Nb3 a4
  23. 23.Nc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Rac8
  25. 25.Rac1 Ba6
  26. 26.Rxc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  28. 28.Qf4 h6
  29. 29.Qb8 Qf5
  30. 30.b3 Qb1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qe4+
  32. 32.Kg1 Qb1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Qe4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Qb1+

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