[Event "9th London Classic 2017"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2017.12.05"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } 7. Re1 Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 c6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Rf1 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Bxd8 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxe5 Nxe4 15. Re1 Nd6 16. Bb3 Re8 17. Nf3 Nd5 18. Rd1 Ne4 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Be6 21. Re5 Nf6 22. Re1 Bc7 23. Na3 a6 24. Nc2 Nd5 25. c4 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. b3 Rad8 28. Rad1 Kf8 29. Nb4?! { (1.17 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Nfd4 was best. } (29. Nfd4 Bd7 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Ne3 Bd6 32. Kf1 Bc5 33. Ndf5 Bxf5 34. Rxd8+ Kxd8 35. Nxf5 g6) 29... Bc7 30. Nd3?! { (0.79 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. cxd5 Ke7 33. g4 h5 34. Re1+ Kf8 35. Rc1 hxg4 36. hxg4 Bd6) 30... Bf5 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. Re1+ Kf8 33. Nc5 Bc8 34. Kf1 Ba5 35. Re3 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rb1 37. Ne4 Rb2+ 38. Kf1?! { (0.70 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } (38. Kd1 Bb4 39. Nd4 f5 40. Rf3 g6 41. g4 Kg7 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Nxf5+ Bxf5 44. Rxf5 Rxb3) 38... Bf5 39. Nd6 Rb1+ 40. Ke2 Rb2+ 41. Kf1 Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2