Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Biel ACCENTUS GM · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Biel ACCENTUS GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 1
Date 2011.07.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/kp3Q2/pqr2b2/8/7p/PBP1p2P/KP4R1/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qb6
  9. 9.a3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bc4 g5
  11. 11.Bf2 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 Nb6
  13. 13.Bb3 gxf4
  14. 14.O-O-O Be7
  15. 15.Rhe1 Rg8
  16. 16.g3 fxg3
  17. 17.Bxg3 e5
  18. 18.Nf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.exf5 Rg7
  20. 20.Kb1 O-O-O
  21. 21.Bf2 Rd7
  22. 22.Bxb6 Qxb6
  23. 23.Bxf7 Kb8
  24. 24.Bb3 Rc7
  25. 25.Rd3 Rg5
  26. 26.Rf1 h5
  27. 27.h3 Rg1
  28. 28.Rxg1 Qxg1+
  29. 29.Ka2 Qg5
  30. 30.Qf3 h4
  31. 31.Re3 Rc5
  32. 32.Ne4 Nxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Bf6
  34. 34.Rb4 Qg7
  35. 35.Qd3 Qd7
  36. 36.Rb6 Rc6
  37. 37.Rb4 Qc7
  38. 38.Qd5 Ka7
  39. 39.Rg4 Qc8
  40. 40.Qe4 d5
  41. 41.Qxd5 Qxf5
  42. 42.c3 Qf2
  43. 43.Qf7 e4
  44. 44.Rg7 Qb6
  45. 45.Rg2 e3

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