Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid 2025 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 6.1
Date 2025.12.27
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

3R4/8/3P1p2/3r1k1p/7P/5PK1/8/8 w - - 5 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.h3 Nd4
  6. 6.e5 Nh5
  7. 7.O-O Nf4
  8. 8.Nxd4 cxd4
  9. 9.Qf3 Ne6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bg7
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.Qa3 Re8
  13. 13.d3 b6
  14. 14.Nf4 Nc7
  15. 15.Bc4 Bb7
  16. 16.Bd2 e6
  17. 17.Qd6 Nd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Qb4 Rc8
  20. 20.Qb3 Bxe5
  21. 21.Re2 d6
  22. 22.Rae1 a5
  23. 23.Bxa5 Qd7
  24. 24.Bd2 Rc5
  25. 25.c3 dxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Rb5
  27. 27.Qd1 Re7
  28. 28.d4 Bf6
  29. 29.Rxe7 Bxe7
  30. 30.Nd3 Ra5
  31. 31.Nb4 Ra8
  32. 32.Qb3 Bf8
  33. 33.Nxd5 Bxd5
  34. 34.Qxd5 Qa7
  35. 35.Bf4 Qxa2
  36. 36.Qxa2 Rxa2
  37. 37.Re8 Kg7
  38. 38.Rb8 Rc2
  39. 39.Rxb6 Rxc3
  40. 40.Bxd6 Bxd6
  41. 41.Rxd6 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Rc3
  43. 43.g3 g5
  44. 44.Kg2 h5
  45. 45.h4 gxh4
  46. 46.gxh4 f6
  47. 47.f3 Kg6
  48. 48.Rd8 Rc2+
  49. 49.Kg3 Rd2
  50. 50.d5 Kf5
  51. 51.d6 Rd5
  52. 52.Rh8 Kg6
  53. 53.Rd8 Kf5

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