Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 1.4
Date 2014.10.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3B4/1b6/5pkp/5pp1/5P2/1P6/5K2 w - - 2 52

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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.Rg1 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Rc8
  14. 14.g5 Nh5
  15. 15.Kb1 Qc7
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Qxa5
  19. 19.Bd3 g6
  20. 20.c4 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 exf4
  22. 22.cxb5 axb5
  23. 23.Qxb5 Qa7
  24. 24.Be4 Rc7
  25. 25.Bd5 Qf2
  26. 26.Qb3 Qxh2
  27. 27.a4 Qf2
  28. 28.Rc1 Ra7
  29. 29.Qb4 Qe3
  30. 30.Rcd1 Qe5
  31. 31.Qb5 Kg7
  32. 32.Bc6 Rc8
  33. 33.Rg2 d5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rc5
  35. 35.Qb3 Bxg5
  36. 36.Bc4 Bf6
  37. 37.Re2 Qf5+
  38. 38.Re4 Re5
  39. 39.Re1 Rxe4
  40. 40.Rxe4 Re7
  41. 41.Bd3 Rxe4
  42. 42.Bxe4 Qd7
  43. 43.Qb5 Qxb5
  44. 44.axb5 Bd4
  45. 45.Kc2 h5
  46. 46.b6 Bxb6
  47. 47.Kd1 f5
  48. 48.Bc6 g5
  49. 49.Bd7 Kf6
  50. 50.Ke2 g4
  51. 51.Kf1 Kg5

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