Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2025.05.23
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/6K1/8/4k3/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.c4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb5 Qa5+
  8. 8.N5c3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nd2 d6
  10. 10.Be2 Nd7
  11. 11.Rc1 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Qd8
  13. 13.f4 b6
  14. 14.Qe1 Bb7
  15. 15.Qf2 Rc8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nc5
  17. 17.a3 a5
  18. 18.Rb1 a4
  19. 19.Bg4 e6
  20. 20.Bf3 e5
  21. 21.f5 Nd4
  22. 22.Bg4 h5
  23. 23.f6 hxg4
  24. 24.fxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Bxd4 exd4
  26. 26.Qxd4+ Qf6
  27. 27.Nf1 Qxd4+
  28. 28.Rxd4 Rfe8
  29. 29.Rxd6 Bxe4
  30. 30.Nxe4 Nxe4
  31. 31.Rxb6 Rxc4
  32. 32.b3 axb3
  33. 33.R6xb3 f5
  34. 34.Ra1 Rc2
  35. 35.a4 Nd2
  36. 36.Re3 Rec8
  37. 37.Re2 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kf2 Nxh2
  39. 39.Rxc2 Rxc2+
  40. 40.Kg1 Nxf1
  41. 41.Kxf1 Rc6
  42. 42.a5 Ra6
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf6
  44. 44.Kg3 Ke5
  45. 45.Kh4 Kd4
  46. 46.Kg5 Kc4
  47. 47.g3 Kb5
  48. 48.Kh6 Rxa5
  49. 49.Rb1+ Kc4
  50. 50.Kxg6 Kd3
  51. 51.Kg5 Ke3
  52. 52.Rf1 Ke2
  53. 53.Rf4 Rb5
  54. 54.Kg6 Rb3
  55. 55.Kxf5 Rxg3
  56. 56.Rxg4 Rxg4
  57. 57.Kxg4

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