Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2013.08.24
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

4B3/6k1/1b3p2/B2p3P/P7/4n3/4K3/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qb3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 a6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 Re8
  11. 11.a3 b5
  12. 12.c5 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Ng4
  14. 14.Bg3 Bxc5
  15. 15.h3 Ngxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bd6
  18. 18.Nb6 Rb8
  19. 19.Nxc8 Rxc8
  20. 20.Be2 Qf6
  21. 21.O-O Rcd8
  22. 22.a4 Bf8
  23. 23.b3 bxa4
  24. 24.bxa4 a5
  25. 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Qe4 Rd5
  27. 27.Rc1 Bb4
  28. 28.h4 g6
  29. 29.Rd1 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Bxd1 Nd7
  31. 31.Qe8+ Nf8
  32. 32.Bb3 Qf5
  33. 33.Bc4 Qd7
  34. 34.Qe5 Qe7
  35. 35.Qb8 Qe4
  36. 36.Bf1 h5
  37. 37.Qd8 Kg7
  38. 38.Bd3 Qd5
  39. 39.Qxd5 cxd5
  40. 40.Be5+ f6
  41. 41.Bb2 Ne6
  42. 42.Bc2 Nc5
  43. 43.f3 Kf7
  44. 44.g4 hxg4
  45. 45.fxg4 Be1
  46. 46.Bd4 Nd7
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.gxh5 Kg7
  49. 49.Kf1 Bb4
  50. 50.Bg6 Bc5
  51. 51.Bc3 Nb6
  52. 52.Be8 Nc4
  53. 53.Ke2 Bb6
  54. 54.Be1 Nxe3
  55. 55.Bxa5

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