Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D95)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/1R4pQ/6Br/3bq2k/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 e6
  7. 7.Bd2 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Be2 Be6
  10. 10.O-O c5
  11. 11.Rfc1 c4
  12. 12.Qd1 a6
  13. 13.a4 Nc6
  14. 14.b3 Na5
  15. 15.bxc4 dxc4
  16. 16.Rcb1 Nb3
  17. 17.Ra2 Nd5
  18. 18.Be1 Re8
  19. 19.Rab2 Rc8
  20. 20.Bxc4 Nxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Bxc4
  22. 22.Rxb3 Bxb3
  23. 23.Qxb3 Re6
  24. 24.Bd2 Rec6
  25. 25.h3 h6
  26. 26.Ne1 Qd7
  27. 27.Nd3 Rc4
  28. 28.Qxb6 Qxa4
  29. 29.Nc5 Qc2
  30. 30.Be1 Rxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Bxd4
  32. 32.Qxa6 Rxc5
  33. 33.Rb8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qd6 Qe4
  35. 35.Qf8+ Kf6
  36. 36.Rb6+ Kg5
  37. 37.Bd2+ Kh4
  38. 38.Qxh6+ Rh5
  39. 39.Bg5#

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