Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 23
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D75)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r5k/1p2Q1bp/3B2p1/8/8/2P1P1P1/Pq1K1P2/6n1 w - - 4 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.g3 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 c5
  8. 8.O-O Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nc6
  10. 10.e3 Bf5
  11. 11.Ba3 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bd7
  13. 13.Rb1 Qc8
  14. 14.Qb3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Re8
  16. 16.Nb5 a6
  17. 17.Bd5 axb5
  18. 18.Bxf7+ Kh8
  19. 19.Bxe8 Bxe8
  20. 20.Qxb5 Ne5
  21. 21.Qc5 Bc6
  22. 22.Qxe7 Nf3+
  23. 23.Kf1 Nxh2+
  24. 24.Ke1 Nf3+
  25. 25.Ke2 Ne5
  26. 26.Rd4 Nf3
  27. 27.Rf4 Ne5
  28. 28.Bd6 Bf3+
  29. 29.Kf1 Qh3+
  30. 30.Ke1 Qh1+
  31. 31.Kd2 Qxb1
  32. 32.Rxf3 Nxf3+
  33. 33.Ke2 Ng1+
  34. 34.Kd2 Qb2+

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