Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 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 3.25
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

5rk1/1pp3p1/3pp1n1/p6p/3PP2q/2R2P2/PP3nNP/3R1Q1K w - - 8 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a5
  7. 7.Re1 Ba7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Qd7
  13. 13.Qc2 Nh5
  14. 14.Rad1 Rxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 Qf7
  16. 16.Qe2 Nf4
  17. 17.Qf1 Qh5
  18. 18.Ng4 Rf8
  19. 19.Kh1 Ne7
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Neg6
  22. 22.Re3 Qh4
  23. 23.Rc3 h5
  24. 24.Ne3 Nh3
  25. 25.Ng2 Nxf2+
  26. 26.Kg1 Nh3+
  27. 27.Kh1 Nf2+
  28. 28.Kg1 Nh3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Nf2+

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