Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/R4pk1/6p1/7p/8/5P2/5bP1/R2r2BK w - - 10 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.f3 Rc8
  11. 11.b3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 e6
  14. 14.Be3 exd5
  15. 15.Rc1 dxc4
  16. 16.bxc4 Re8
  17. 17.Bf2 Nc6
  18. 18.Nb5 Rad8
  19. 19.Qxd7 Rxd7
  20. 20.Nxa7 Nxa7
  21. 21.Bxa7 Ra8
  22. 22.Bf2 Rd2
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rdxa2
  24. 24.Rb1 Rc2
  25. 25.Rxb7 h5
  26. 26.h4 Be5
  27. 27.Re7 Bf6
  28. 28.Ra7 Rb8
  29. 29.Bd4 Bxh4
  30. 30.c5 Rd8
  31. 31.Ra4 Bg3
  32. 32.Kh1 Rxc5
  33. 33.Rda1 Rcd5
  34. 34.Bg1 Kh7
  35. 35.Ra7 Kg7
  36. 36.R7a4 Rd1
  37. 37.Ra7 Bf2

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