Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Philidor Defense · 0-1 in 74 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 25.10
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/8/1r5p/5K1P/pk6/8/8 w - - 2 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.a5 exd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Ng4
  10. 10.Nd5 Nde5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Bb3 Be6
  13. 13.Bf4 Ng6
  14. 14.Bg3 Bf6
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  16. 16.Qxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Ra4 Bxb3
  18. 18.cxb3 Ne5
  19. 19.Rc1 Nc6
  20. 20.Bh4 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bxf6 Re6
  22. 22.Bc3 Rae8
  23. 23.f3 h6
  24. 24.Rd1 Kh7
  25. 25.Rc4 Kg6
  26. 26.Kf2 h5
  27. 27.h4 f6
  28. 28.Kg3 Rg8
  29. 29.Kf2 Rge8
  30. 30.Ra4 Na7
  31. 31.Raa1 Nb5
  32. 32.Rac1 c6
  33. 33.Bb4 d5
  34. 34.exd5 cxd5
  35. 35.Rxd5 Re2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rxb2
  37. 37.Re1 Rxe1
  38. 38.Bxe1 Rxb3
  39. 39.Rd7 Na3
  40. 40.Rc7 Rb2
  41. 41.Bf2 Nc2
  42. 42.Bb6 Ne1
  43. 43.Rxb7 Rxg2+
  44. 44.Kf4 Nd3+
  45. 45.Ke4 Nb4
  46. 46.Bd4 Re2+
  47. 47.Kf4 Nd5+
  48. 48.Kg3 f5
  49. 49.Rg7+ Kh6
  50. 50.Rg5 f4+
  51. 51.Kh3 Ne3
  52. 52.Bg7+ Kh7
  53. 53.Be5 Rf2
  54. 54.Bxf4 Rxf3+
  55. 55.Bg3 Kh6
  56. 56.Rg8 Nf5
  57. 57.Rg5 Nxg3
  58. 58.Rxg3 Rf5
  59. 59.Ra3 Kg6
  60. 60.Kg3 Kf6
  61. 61.Ra4 Ke6
  62. 62.Ra1 Kd6
  63. 63.Ra2 Kc6
  64. 64.Ra1 Kb5
  65. 65.Ra2 Kb4
  66. 66.Rb2+ Kxa5
  67. 67.Rb8 Ka4
  68. 68.Rg8 Kb4
  69. 69.Rg5 Rc5
  70. 70.Kf4 a5
  71. 71.Rg8 a4
  72. 72.Rb8+ Rb5
  73. 73.Ra8 a3
  74. 74.Ra7 Kb3

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