Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.4
Date 2018.06.12
Opening Modern Benoni (A78)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/3p2p1/8/2Pb2N1/6KP/8/8 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.d5 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.O-O exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Na6
  10. 10.Nd2 Re8
  11. 11.e4 Rb8
  12. 12.a4 Nb4
  13. 13.f3 Nd7
  14. 14.Kh1 a6
  15. 15.a5 b5
  16. 16.axb6 Nxb6
  17. 17.Nb3 Bd7
  18. 18.Bf4 Qe7
  19. 19.Qd2 c4
  20. 20.Na5 Rec8
  21. 21.Rfd1 h5
  22. 22.Be3 h4
  23. 23.h3 f5
  24. 24.Nc6 Bxc6
  25. 25.dxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Ra5 fxe4
  27. 27.fxe4 Nd3
  28. 28.Rxa6 Qb7
  29. 29.Ra5 Nd7
  30. 30.Nd5 N7c5
  31. 31.Bxc5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Bxd3 Rxa5
  33. 33.Bxc4 Rc5
  34. 34.b3 Rxc4
  35. 35.bxc4 Qb3
  36. 36.Ne3 Rf8
  37. 37.Qe2 Rf4
  38. 38.Ng4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Qxe4 Qxd1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qd4
  41. 41.Qxd4 Bxd4
  42. 42.g3 hxg3+
  43. 43.Kxg3 Kf7

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