Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 86 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4pbP1/3p4/3P1p2/3K3p/7N/4k3 w - - 3 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 d6
  5. 5.h3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.Nbd2 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 Re8
  10. 10.Nc4 Nd5
  11. 11.Bh2 b5
  12. 12.Ncd2 Rb8
  13. 13.O-O a6
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.Bf1 Bf5
  16. 16.Ne4 Na5
  17. 17.a4 Nc4
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Qb3 Qc7
  20. 20.Ned2 Rec8
  21. 21.Ra6 Rb7
  22. 22.Rea1 Be6
  23. 23.Qc2 Nxd2
  24. 24.Qxd2 Nf6
  25. 25.R1a5 Bc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Qxc4
  27. 27.Ra7 Rxa7
  28. 28.Rxa7 Nd5
  29. 29.Bg3 b4
  30. 30.cxb4 Qc1+
  31. 31.Qxc1 Rxc1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Rc2
  33. 33.Ra5 Nxb4
  34. 34.Rb5 Rxb2
  35. 35.Rb7 Bf6
  36. 36.Bf4 Kg7
  37. 37.Bc1 Rc2
  38. 38.Bxh6+ Kxh6
  39. 39.Rxb4 Rxf2
  40. 40.Kg1 Ra2
  41. 41.g4 Bg5
  42. 42.Rb3 Bf4
  43. 43.Rb7 Re2
  44. 44.Kf1 Re4
  45. 45.Rb3 Kg7
  46. 46.Kf2 d5
  47. 47.Rd3 Re6
  48. 48.Ng1 Ra6
  49. 49.Ne2 Bd6
  50. 50.Kf3 g5
  51. 51.Rb3 e6
  52. 52.Rd3 Kg6
  53. 53.Rb3 Ra1
  54. 54.Rd3 Ra3
  55. 55.Rxa3 Bxa3
  56. 56.Ke3 Bd6
  57. 57.Ng1 f5
  58. 58.Nf3 Kf6
  59. 59.Kd3 Bf4
  60. 60.Kc3 Ke7
  61. 61.Kd3 Kd6
  62. 62.Kc3 Kc6
  63. 63.Ng1 Kb5
  64. 64.Kb3 Be3
  65. 65.Nf3 Bf4
  66. 66.Ng1 Bd2
  67. 67.Nf3 Be3
  68. 68.Kc3 Ka4
  69. 69.Kd3 Bf4
  70. 70.Kc3 Ka3
  71. 71.Ng1 Bc7
  72. 72.Nf3 Bd8
  73. 73.Ng1 Ba5+
  74. 74.Kc2 Kb4
  75. 75.Kd3 Kb3
  76. 76.Nf3 Bd8
  77. 77.Ne5 f4
  78. 78.Nf3 Kb2
  79. 79.Kd2 Bf6
  80. 80.Kd3 Kc1
  81. 81.Kc3 Kd1
  82. 82.Kd3 Bd8
  83. 83.h4 gxh4
  84. 84.g5 h3
  85. 85.g6 Bf6
  86. 86.Nh2 Ke1

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