Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 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 3.12
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

1Q6/5pk1/6p1/N6p/2P3nP/6P1/PP2rbK1/8 w - - 9 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.h4 h5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf3 Ng4
  8. 8.Bg5 Nc6
  9. 9.Ne2 Nb4
  10. 10.Bc4 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bb3 c6
  13. 13.Qd2 a5
  14. 14.c4 Ndf6
  15. 15.Nc3 Bf5
  16. 16.Bc2 Bxc2
  17. 17.Qxc2 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Nh7
  19. 19.Bf4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Rad1 e5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Rxd8 Raxd8
  24. 24.Qb3 Rd7
  25. 25.Ne4 Nf6
  26. 26.Nc5 Re7
  27. 27.Rd1 Rfe8
  28. 28.g3 Ng4
  29. 29.Nxb7 Rb8
  30. 30.Rd8+ Rxd8
  31. 31.Nxd8 Bd4
  32. 32.Nxc6 Bxf2+
  33. 33.Kg2 Re1
  34. 34.Qb8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Nxa5 Re2
  36. 36.Kf3 Re3+
  37. 37.Kg2 Re2
  38. 38.Kf3 Re3+
  39. 39.Kg2 Re2

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