Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 77 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 3.21
Date 2022.12.16
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/8/6K1/8/4k3/8/8/8 w - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nb6
  7. 7.b3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bf8
  11. 11.Rc1 f6
  12. 12.a3 Be6
  13. 13.Rc2 a5
  14. 14.Qa1 Qd7
  15. 15.Rfc1 Rad8
  16. 16.Bc3 Nd5
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxc3
  18. 18.Rxc3 Qf7
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Bxb3
  21. 21.Qb2 Bd5
  22. 22.Rb5 Nb8
  23. 23.Rxa5 b6
  24. 24.Rb5 Na6
  25. 25.a4 e4
  26. 26.dxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.a5 Nc5
  28. 28.axb6 cxb6
  29. 29.Rb4 Rd6
  30. 30.Nh4 Bxg2
  31. 31.Nxg2 Red8
  32. 32.Ne3 Qe6
  33. 33.h4 Ne4
  34. 34.Kg2 Rd2
  35. 35.Rxb6 Qf7
  36. 36.Qb4 R2d4
  37. 37.Qb3 Qxb3
  38. 38.Rxb3 R4d7
  39. 39.Rb4 Nd6
  40. 40.h5 Nf7
  41. 41.g4 Re8
  42. 42.Rc2 Ne5
  43. 43.Kg3 Nf7
  44. 44.Nf5 g6
  45. 45.hxg6 hxg6
  46. 46.Nh4 Kg7
  47. 47.f3 Ree7
  48. 48.e4 Ne5
  49. 49.Rc3 Rd3
  50. 50.Rxd3 Nxd3
  51. 51.Rb6 Ne5
  52. 52.Ng2 Rd7
  53. 53.Rb3 g5
  54. 54.Ne3 Rd3
  55. 55.Rxd3 Nxd3
  56. 56.Nd5 Kf7
  57. 57.f4 gxf4+
  58. 58.Nxf4 Ne5
  59. 59.Nh3 Kg6
  60. 60.Kf4 Nd3+
  61. 61.Ke3 Ne5
  62. 62.Kf4 Nd3+
  63. 63.Kf3 Ne5+
  64. 64.Kg3 Nd3
  65. 65.Nf4+ Nxf4
  66. 66.Kxf4 Kg7
  67. 67.Ke3 Kf7
  68. 68.Kd3 Ke6
  69. 69.Kd4 Kd6
  70. 70.Ke3 Ke5
  71. 71.Kf3 Kd6
  72. 72.Kg3 Ke5
  73. 73.Kf3 Kd6
  74. 74.Kf4 Ke6
  75. 75.g5 fxg5+
  76. 76.Kxg5 Ke5
  77. 77.Kg6 Kxe4

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