Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

CCT Final RR 2024 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final RR 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2024.12.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/1K1k4/2n5/2P3p1/4P1Pp/4Bp1P/8/8 w - - 6 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.a3 Rb8
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Ne2 Re8
  12. 12.Ng3 Bf8
  13. 13.c3 Be6
  14. 14.Bc2 d5
  15. 15.b4 dxe4
  16. 16.dxe4 Qxd1
  17. 17.Rxd1 Red8
  18. 18.Rxd8 Rxd8
  19. 19.a4 Ne8
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.Ra6 Bd7
  22. 22.Nf1 Nd6
  23. 23.Ne3 f6
  24. 24.Nd2 Ne7
  25. 25.Nb3 Bc6
  26. 26.Nc5 Ra8
  27. 27.Bb3+ Kh7
  28. 28.Rxa8 Bxa8
  29. 29.Ne6 Ng6
  30. 30.f3 c6
  31. 31.Nf5 Nc4
  32. 32.Nxf8+ Nxf8
  33. 33.Bxc4 bxc4
  34. 34.Nd6 Ne6
  35. 35.Be3 g5
  36. 36.Nxc4 Bb7
  37. 37.Na5 Ba8
  38. 38.Kf2 Kg6
  39. 39.Ke2 h5
  40. 40.g4 h4
  41. 41.Kd3 Kf7
  42. 42.Kc4 Ke7
  43. 43.b5 cxb5+
  44. 44.Kxb5 Kd7
  45. 45.c4 Nd8
  46. 46.Kb6 Bc6
  47. 47.Nxc6 Nxc6
  48. 48.c5 Nd8
  49. 49.Bd2 Nc6
  50. 50.Bc3 Nd8
  51. 51.Kb5 Nc6
  52. 52.Ka6 Kc7
  53. 53.Kb5 Kd7
  54. 54.Kb6 Nd8
  55. 55.Be1 Nc6
  56. 56.Bc3 Nd8
  57. 57.f4 exf4
  58. 58.Bxf6 f3
  59. 59.Bd4 Nc6
  60. 60.Be3 Ne5
  61. 61.Kb7 Nc6

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