Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

4th GRENKE Chess Classic · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th GRENKE Chess Classic
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 5.3
Date 2017.04.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

r7/4k3/1K4p1/2N3Pp/3R3P/3b4/8/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qb6
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.Bf2 Qc7
  11. 11.Qf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.g4 Bb7
  14. 14.h4 d5
  15. 15.e5 Ne4
  16. 16.Rh3 Nxf2
  17. 17.Qxf2 b4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.f5 Nxe5
  20. 20.fxe6 O-O
  21. 21.Qg1 Rae8
  22. 22.g5 h5
  23. 23.Be2 g6
  24. 24.exf7+ Qxf7
  25. 25.Nb3 Nc4
  26. 26.Rf3 Qg7
  27. 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  28. 28.Qd4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Rc8
  30. 30.Bd3 Nxb2
  31. 31.Rxb4 Nxd3+
  32. 32.cxd3 Rxc3+
  33. 33.Kd2 Rc7
  34. 34.Ke3 Bc8
  35. 35.Kd4 Kf7
  36. 36.Nc5 Ra7
  37. 37.Kxd5 a5
  38. 38.Rf4+ Bf5
  39. 39.Kc6 Ke7
  40. 40.Rd4 a4
  41. 41.Kb6 Ra8
  42. 42.Nxa4 Bxd3
  43. 43.Nc5

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