Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2018.08.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

1q6/4kp2/2P1p1p1/3pP1P1/3Bn3/1R1Q4/8/2K4r w - - 9 52

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 Nc5
  15. 15.Bd3 d5
  16. 16.e5 Nfe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Rh3 h5
  19. 19.Be1 g6
  20. 20.gxh5 Rxh5
  21. 21.Qg4 Qb6
  22. 22.Nce2 Rc8
  23. 23.Kb1 Rc4
  24. 24.b3 Rc8
  25. 25.Kb2 a5
  26. 26.b4 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 Ra8
  28. 28.Ra1 Ra4
  29. 29.Rb3 Bc8
  30. 30.Qh3 Bd7
  31. 31.Raa3 Qd8
  32. 32.Qd3 Qb6
  33. 33.Nf3 Qc6
  34. 34.Ned4 Qb6
  35. 35.Ng5 Bxg5
  36. 36.fxg5 Qb8
  37. 37.Nf3 Ke7
  38. 38.Bc3 Rh8
  39. 39.Bd4 Rc8
  40. 40.Nd2 Bc6
  41. 41.Nb1 Rh8
  42. 42.Nc3 Rxh4
  43. 43.Nxa4 bxa4
  44. 44.b5 axb3
  45. 45.bxc6 bxc2+
  46. 46.Rb3 c1=Q+
  47. 47.Kxc1 Rh1+
  48. 48.Kc2 Rh2+
  49. 49.Kc1 Rh1+
  50. 50.Kc2 Rh2+
  51. 51.Kc1 Rh1+

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