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 5.3
Date 2013.08.25
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/1k3R2/8/1P6/K7/8/8/6r1 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bf5
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Ne5 Nbd7
  9. 9.h4 dxc4
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.g5 Nd5
  12. 12.Bxc4 Bb4
  13. 13.Bd2 Qe7
  14. 14.Qb3 N7b6
  15. 15.Be2 O-O-O
  16. 16.a3 Ba5
  17. 17.O-O-O e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bxd2+
  20. 20.Rxd2 Rxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 cxd5
  22. 22.Qb4 Kb8
  23. 23.Bd3 Nc4
  24. 24.Kb1 a5
  25. 25.Qb5 Rc8
  26. 26.Bxc4 Qe4+
  27. 27.Ka2 dxc4
  28. 28.Rc1 f6
  29. 29.Qxa5 Qxh4
  30. 30.f4 Qh3
  31. 31.Qc3 Qf5
  32. 32.Rg1 Ka8
  33. 33.gxf6 gxf6
  34. 34.Rd1 Qe6
  35. 35.Rg1 Qf5
  36. 36.Rh1 Qd5
  37. 37.Rh7 g5
  38. 38.fxg5 fxg5
  39. 39.Rg7 Kb8
  40. 40.e4 Qxe4
  41. 41.Rxg5 Qc6
  42. 42.Ra5 Qb6
  43. 43.a4 Qb3+
  44. 44.Qxb3 cxb3+
  45. 45.Kxb3 Rh8
  46. 46.Rg5 Ka7
  47. 47.Kb4 Ka6
  48. 48.a5 b6
  49. 49.axb6 Kxb6
  50. 50.Rg6+ Kb7
  51. 51.Ka4 Rh4+
  52. 52.b4 Rh5
  53. 53.Rf6 Rg5
  54. 54.b5 Rg1
  55. 55.Rf7+

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