Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.2
Date 2017.06.05
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B34)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q4/4k3/4Q3/2pB1P2/1p2P1p1/1P3nK1/2P5/8 b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nde2 Nf6
  7. 7.g3 b5
  8. 8.Bg2 Rb8
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.h3 a5
  11. 11.a3 d6
  12. 12.Be3 Nd7
  13. 13.Rb1 b4
  14. 14.axb4 axb4
  15. 15.Nd5 Ba6
  16. 16.Re1 e6
  17. 17.Ndf4 Qc7
  18. 18.Qd2 Nce5
  19. 19.b3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rbc1 Nc5
  21. 21.Nd4 Qb7
  22. 22.f3 Ned7
  23. 23.Nde2 Rc6
  24. 24.Bf2 Rbc8
  25. 25.h4 Ne5
  26. 26.Nd4 R6c7
  27. 27.Red1 Rd7
  28. 28.Qe1 h5
  29. 29.Rd2 Nc6
  30. 30.Nde2 Rcd8
  31. 31.Rcd1 Na7
  32. 32.Bh3 Nb5
  33. 33.Bxc5 dxc5
  34. 34.Nxe6 Rxd2
  35. 35.Nxd8 Rxd1
  36. 36.Qxd1 Qc7
  37. 37.Qd5 Nd6
  38. 38.Nxf7 Nxf7
  39. 39.Nf4 Bb7
  40. 40.Qe6 Qd6
  41. 41.Qe8+ Qf8
  42. 42.Qd7 Ne5
  43. 43.Qxb7 Nxf3+
  44. 44.Kg2 Nxh4+
  45. 45.Kf2 Be5
  46. 46.Be6+ Kh8
  47. 47.Bf7 Bxf4
  48. 48.gxf4 Qd8
  49. 49.Bd5 Qf8
  50. 50.Kg3 g5
  51. 51.f5 Qd6+
  52. 52.Kh3 Qd8
  53. 53.Qf7 g4+
  54. 54.Kg3 Nf3
  55. 55.Qxh5+ Kg7
  56. 56.Qg6+ Kf8
  57. 57.Qg8+ Ke7
  58. 58.Qe6+

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