Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 54 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 3.5
Date 2023.09.27
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/5p2/3K1P2/8/7R/2r5/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Bg5 Qb6
  8. 8.Qb3 Nd7
  9. 9.Nf3 Bg4
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O-O Qxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Nf5
  13. 13.Be2 Be7
  14. 14.g3 f6
  15. 15.exf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Bf4 Nf8
  17. 17.Ng1 Bxe2
  18. 18.Ncxe2 Ne6
  19. 19.Nf3 Kf7
  20. 20.Bd2 a5
  21. 21.Kc2 a4
  22. 22.Ra1 axb3+
  23. 23.Kxb3 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 Nxc5+
  25. 25.Kc2 Ne4
  26. 26.Rxa8 Rxa8
  27. 27.Be3 Rc8+
  28. 28.Kb1 Nxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Bd6
  30. 30.Rd1 Rc5
  31. 31.Nf4 Bxf4
  32. 32.gxf4 Nd6
  33. 33.Nd4 Rc8
  34. 34.Rd3 Rg8
  35. 35.Rc3 Rg4
  36. 36.Rc5 Rxh4
  37. 37.Rxd5 Nc4
  38. 38.Rd7+ Ke8
  39. 39.Rxb7 Nxe3
  40. 40.Ne6 Rh2
  41. 41.Ka2 h4
  42. 42.Rh7 Nd1
  43. 43.Kb3 Rxb2+
  44. 44.Kc4 Ne3+
  45. 45.Kd4 Nf5+
  46. 46.Ke4 Nd6+
  47. 47.Kd5 Rd2+
  48. 48.Kc6 Nf5
  49. 49.Nc7+ Kf8
  50. 50.Nd5 h3
  51. 51.Rxh3 Ne7+
  52. 52.Nxe7 Kxe7
  53. 53.f5 Rc2+
  54. 54.Kd5

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