Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 13
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/2p3kp/1p6/p2P4/2P1B1b1/6K1/Pq6/6B1 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 b6
  6. 6.h3 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Bh2 Nbd7
  9. 9.c4 e6
  10. 10.Nc3 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
  12. 12.Nd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 Qc8
  14. 14.Rc1 e5
  15. 15.d5 f5
  16. 16.e4 a5
  17. 17.Kh1 Nc5
  18. 18.Rc3 Rf7
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Bh5 Re7
  21. 21.f3 Qd7
  22. 22.Bg1 Kh8
  23. 23.Re1 Rg8
  24. 24.Nf1 Bc8
  25. 25.g4 e4
  26. 26.Ng3 exf3
  27. 27.Rxf3 fxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Rxe1
  29. 29.Qxe1 Qd8
  30. 30.Nf5 Be5
  31. 31.Nh6 Rf8
  32. 32.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  33. 33.Nf7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Nxe5 dxe5
  35. 35.Qxe5 Nd3
  36. 36.Qg5+ Qg7
  37. 37.Qe3 Ne5
  38. 38.Qe4 Qf6
  39. 39.Kg2 Ng6
  40. 40.Qe8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Bxg6 Bxg4
  42. 42.Be4 Qxb2+
  43. 43.Kg3

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