Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 3
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3b4/2pP2p1/B1P2pP1/1P1k4/8/5K2 w - - 8 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.Bc2 Bb7
  9. 9.d4 Be7
  10. 10.d5 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 g6
  12. 12.a4 Nh5
  13. 13.b3 Nf4
  14. 14.Nf1 Qc8
  15. 15.g3 Nh5
  16. 16.Bh6 Re8
  17. 17.Qe2 Ndf6
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Rxa8 Bxa8
  20. 20.Qxb5 Nf4
  21. 21.gxf4 Qg4+
  22. 22.Ng3 exf4
  23. 23.Bd1 fxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 Qh3
  25. 25.Bf4 h6
  26. 26.c4 Bf8
  27. 27.e5 dxe5
  28. 28.Bxe5 Qf5
  29. 29.Kg2 g5
  30. 30.Bxf6 Rxe1
  31. 31.Nxe1 Qxf6
  32. 32.Bh5 Qe7
  33. 33.Nf3 Bb7
  34. 34.Bg4 Qc7
  35. 35.Qe8 Kg7
  36. 36.Ne5 Bd6
  37. 37.Nd7 Bc8
  38. 38.Nf6 Kxf6
  39. 39.Qh8+ Ke7
  40. 40.Bxc8 Qd8
  41. 41.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  42. 42.Bg4 Ke7
  43. 43.Kf3 h5
  44. 44.Bxh5 f5
  45. 45.g4 Kf6
  46. 46.Be8 Ke5
  47. 47.Bd7 f4
  48. 48.Bf5 Kd4
  49. 49.Ke2 Kc3
  50. 50.Bd7 Kd4
  51. 51.Kd2 Ke4
  52. 52.Bf5+ Kf3
  53. 53.Ke1 Kg2
  54. 54.f3 Kxf3
  55. 55.Kf1 Ke3
  56. 56.Be6 Kd3
  57. 57.Bd7 Kc3
  58. 58.Ba4 Kd3

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