Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

CCT Final KO 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final KO 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 1.2
Date 2024.12.20
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/6b1/8/3k4/6P1/8/8/3K4 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.e5 a6
  5. 5.h3 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 Bg7
  7. 7.g3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bg2 e6
  9. 9.O-O Nge7
  10. 10.Be3 Qb6
  11. 11.g4 Be4
  12. 12.Qb3 Qxb3
  13. 13.axb3 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 f6
  16. 16.exf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Rd1 Nb4
  18. 18.Rd2 Nec6
  19. 19.Nc3 Rf8
  20. 20.Kg2 Kd7
  21. 21.Na4 Rae8
  22. 22.Nc5+ Kc7
  23. 23.g5 Bg7
  24. 24.Bg4 e5
  25. 25.dxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Re2 d4
  27. 27.Bd2 d3
  28. 28.Re4 Bxb2
  29. 29.Rae1 Rxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Kd6
  31. 31.Bxb4 Nxb4
  32. 32.Nxb7+ Kd5
  33. 33.Rxb4 d2
  34. 34.Na5 Bd4
  35. 35.Nc4 Rxf2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rf8
  37. 37.Nxd2 Bf2+
  38. 38.Kg2 Bc5
  39. 39.Rb7 Rf2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Rxd2
  41. 41.Rxh7 Bd6+
  42. 42.Kf3 Rd3+
  43. 43.Ke2 Rxb3
  44. 44.Rg7 Ke4
  45. 45.Rxg6 Rb2+
  46. 46.Kd1 Bf4
  47. 47.Re6+ Kd3
  48. 48.Bf5+ Kc3
  49. 49.g6 Bh6
  50. 50.Rxa6 Kd4
  51. 51.Re6 Rf2
  52. 52.Bg4 Kd5
  53. 53.Re7 Rf6
  54. 54.g7 Rg6
  55. 55.Re6 Rxg4
  56. 56.hxg4 Bxg7
  57. 57.Re8

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