Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AI Cup Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2023.09.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/2K5/8/2k5/8/8/8/5N2 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Nb6
  10. 10.g5 Nfd7
  11. 11.Qd2 h6
  12. 12.O-O-O hxg5
  13. 13.Bxg5 Be7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Na5 Rb8
  16. 16.Qxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Rxd6 Ke7
  18. 18.Rd2 Nf6
  19. 19.Rg1 g6
  20. 20.Rg5 Nbd7
  21. 21.Bc4 Rh3
  22. 22.Rg3 Rh4
  23. 23.b3 Bxc4
  24. 24.Nxc4 Rbh8
  25. 25.Rgg2 b5
  26. 26.Ne3 Nb6
  27. 27.a4 bxa4
  28. 28.bxa4 Rc8
  29. 29.Kb2 Rb8
  30. 30.Ka2 Rc8
  31. 31.Rd3 Rh3
  32. 32.a5 Nc4
  33. 33.Ncd5+ Nxd5
  34. 34.Nxd5+ Ke6
  35. 35.Rb3 Rc5
  36. 36.Rc3 Rh8
  37. 37.f4 Rb8
  38. 38.Rb3 Rxa5+
  39. 39.Kb1 Rxb3+
  40. 40.cxb3 Nd6
  41. 41.b4 Ra3
  42. 42.fxe5 Nxe4
  43. 43.Kb2 Rf3
  44. 44.Nc7+ Kxe5
  45. 45.Nxa6 Kd4
  46. 46.Rg4 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kb3 Rxh2
  48. 48.Nc5 Rh3+
  49. 49.Ka4 f5
  50. 50.Ne6+ Kc4
  51. 51.Rxg6 Nc3+
  52. 52.Ka5 Nd5
  53. 53.Ka6 Nxb4+
  54. 54.Kb7 Rh7+
  55. 55.Kc8 Kd5
  56. 56.Ng5 Ra7
  57. 57.Rb6 Nd3
  58. 58.Rb7 Rxb7
  59. 59.Kxb7 f4
  60. 60.Kb6 Ne5
  61. 61.Kc7 Nf7
  62. 62.Nxf7 f3
  63. 63.Nh6 f2
  64. 64.Ng4 f1=R
  65. 65.Ne3+ Kc5
  66. 66.Nxf1

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