Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.4
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3Q1qk1/p5p1/2P4p/3R4/4p3/6PP/r7/6K1 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be6
  9. 9.Bb3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 Na5
  12. 12.Rd1 Nxb3
  13. 13.cxb3 Qa5
  14. 14.Be3 Rac8
  15. 15.Nd2 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Nc4 Bxc4
  19. 19.bxc4 Rfd8
  20. 20.b3 Bc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.Qe4 b6
  23. 23.Rd3 Rxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Re8
  25. 25.Rd1 e4
  26. 26.Qe3 Qa3
  27. 27.Rd2 Qc1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Qa1
  29. 29.b4 Qe5+
  30. 30.g3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rd4 f5
  32. 32.Rd5 Qf6
  33. 33.c5 bxc5
  34. 34.bxc5 Rc6
  35. 35.Qf4 Qe7
  36. 36.Qxf5 Rf6
  37. 37.Qc8+ Rf8
  38. 38.Qd7 Rxf2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qf8
  40. 40.Qd8 Rxa2
  41. 41.c6 Ra1+
  42. 42.Kg2 Ra2+
  43. 43.Kg1

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