Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13.2
Date 2015.01.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/1p3k2/p4b2/P1PP1Kp1/1P2R1Pp/3b1P1P/8/R7 w - - 6 36

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.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Be6
  9. 9.Bg2 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 Be7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Be3 Nb6
  13. 13.b3 d5
  14. 14.Bxb6 Qxb6
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Bd7
  17. 17.c4 Qd6
  18. 18.a5 f5
  19. 19.Qd3 h4
  20. 20.g4 O-O
  21. 21.Nc3 e4
  22. 22.Qe3 Bd8
  23. 23.Bxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Qf4
  25. 25.Qxf4 Rxf4
  26. 26.f3 Be7
  27. 27.Kf2 Rcf8
  28. 28.Ke3 Be8
  29. 29.c5 Bb5
  30. 30.b4 Rxe4+
  31. 31.Kxe4 Re8
  32. 32.Kf4 g5+
  33. 33.Kf5 Kf7
  34. 34.Rfe1 Bd3+
  35. 35.Re4 Bf6

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