Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 19
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 43
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2r1k2Q/7p/p2bN1pP/1p1Pr1P1/8/P7/1PP1p3/1K6 b - - 13 43

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 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.a3 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Rc8
  14. 14.Kb1 Qc7
  15. 15.g5 Nh5
  16. 16.h4 Ng3
  17. 17.Rh2 Nxf1
  18. 18.Rxf1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bxb6 Qxb6
  20. 20.Nd5 Qa7
  21. 21.h5 Bf8
  22. 22.h6 g6
  23. 23.f4 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Re8
  25. 25.Nc6 Qd7
  26. 26.fxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Rhf2 e4
  28. 28.Rxf7 e3
  29. 29.Qe2 Qxf7
  30. 30.Rxf7 Kxf7
  31. 31.Nd4 Re5
  32. 32.Nc6 Ree8
  33. 33.Nd4 Re5
  34. 34.Ne6 Bd6
  35. 35.Qf3+ Ke8
  36. 36.Qf6 e2
  37. 37.Qh8+ Kd7
  38. 38.Qg7+ Ke8
  39. 39.Qh8+ Kd7
  40. 40.Qg7+ Ke8
  41. 41.Qh8+ Kd7
  42. 42.Qg7+ Ke8
  43. 43.Qh8+

More Fabiano Caruana Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, or browse all Fabiano Caruana games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.