Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

TechM GCL 2024 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 4.3
Date 2024.10.05
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3k1K2/3r1P2/1R1N4/3b4/8 w - - 15 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.a4 c6
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.a5 Re8
  10. 10.d5 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 cxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bb7
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.Bb6 Nxb6
  15. 15.Nxb6 Rb8
  16. 16.Qd3 Qc7
  17. 17.Nh4 Bf8
  18. 18.c3 d5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Qc4
  22. 22.Qe4 Red8
  23. 23.Rad1 Rbc8
  24. 24.Nf5 g6
  25. 25.Qxc4 bxc4
  26. 26.Ne3 Rc5
  27. 27.Ng4 e4
  28. 28.Nf6+ Kg7
  29. 29.Nxe4 Rcxd5
  30. 30.Rxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.g4 f5
  32. 32.gxf5 gxf5
  33. 33.Ng3 Rxa5
  34. 34.Kg2 Kf7
  35. 35.Nf1 Rb5
  36. 36.Re2 f4
  37. 37.Re4 Rxb2
  38. 38.Rxf4+ Ke8
  39. 39.Rxc4 Kd7
  40. 40.Ne3 a5
  41. 41.Ra4 Bc5
  42. 42.Kf3 Rb3
  43. 43.Rxa5 Rxc3
  44. 44.Ra6 Bd6
  45. 45.h4 Rc5
  46. 46.Ng4 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Rc4
  48. 48.Nxh6 Bc5
  49. 49.h5 Rh4
  50. 50.f3 Rxh5
  51. 51.Ng4 Bd4
  52. 52.f4 Rb5
  53. 53.Kf3 Rb4
  54. 54.Ke4 Bc3+
  55. 55.Kf5 Bd2
  56. 56.Ne5+ Kc7
  57. 57.Nd3 Rd4
  58. 58.Ra3 Kd6
  59. 59.Rb3 Kd5

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