Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GM · 2009 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 2
Date 2009.07.20
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D89)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3R4/1p2rpkp/6p1/4P3/5P2/8/5KPP/8 b - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Na5
  12. 12.Bd3 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Be6
  14. 14.Bf2 Rc8
  15. 15.Rc1 Rxc1
  16. 16.Qxc1 Bxa2
  17. 17.Qa3 Bc4
  18. 18.Bxc4 Nxc4
  19. 19.Qxa7 Qa8
  20. 20.Ra1 Qxa7
  21. 21.Rxa7 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc3 Nd6
  23. 23.e5 Nc8
  24. 24.Ra5 e6
  25. 25.f4 Ne7
  26. 26.Rb5 Rc8
  27. 27.Be1 Rc7
  28. 28.d5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Nxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Rxd5 Bf8
  31. 31.Rd8 Kg7
  32. 32.Bh4 Be7
  33. 33.Bxe7 Rxe7
  34. 34.Kf2

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