Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.29
Date 2022.12.16
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/3P2p1/3K3p/1p1R3P/p7/P7/1P3R2/2r5 b - - 3 46

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.h3 h6
  14. 14.g3 Qf7
  15. 15.Kg2 Nd7
  16. 16.Qe2 Qh5
  17. 17.Rad1 Rf7
  18. 18.Nh2 Qxe2
  19. 19.Rxe2 Nc5
  20. 20.f3 a4
  21. 21.d4 Nd7
  22. 22.dxe5 Ndxe5
  23. 23.f4 Nd7
  24. 24.Nf3 Nc5
  25. 25.Nc2 Nd7
  26. 26.Ncd4 Nxd4
  27. 27.cxd4 Ra5
  28. 28.e5 Re7
  29. 29.exd6 cxd6
  30. 30.d5 e5
  31. 31.fxe5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Nxe5 dxe5
  33. 33.Kf3 Rb5
  34. 34.d6 Rd7
  35. 35.Ke4 Rd8
  36. 36.Rf2 Re8
  37. 37.a3 Rd8
  38. 38.Rd5 Rb3
  39. 39.d7 Rxg3
  40. 40.h4 Rg6
  41. 41.Kxe5 Rc6
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc1
  43. 43.Rd4 Rc6
  44. 44.h5 b5
  45. 45.Rd5 Rc1
  46. 46.Kd6

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