Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.1
Date 2019.08.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/5pb1/1p2p1p1/1Qpq2N1/3r1n1P/1N4P1/P2R1P1K/7R w - - 6 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.b3 a4
  9. 9.Ba3 Re8
  10. 10.e3 Bf5
  11. 11.Qe2 Nbd7
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.e4 Nc3
  14. 14.Qd3 Nb5
  15. 15.exf5 Nxa3
  16. 16.bxa4 Rxa4
  17. 17.Qb3 Ra7
  18. 18.Ng5 Rf8
  19. 19.Be4 Qb6
  20. 20.fxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Qf3 Qxd4
  22. 22.Rad1 Nf6
  23. 23.Nb3 Qe5
  24. 24.h4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nb5
  26. 26.Nec5 Nc3
  27. 27.Rd3 Re8
  28. 28.Kg2 Nd5
  29. 29.Rd2 b6
  30. 30.Ne4 Qf5
  31. 31.Qe2 Rea8
  32. 32.Ng5 Ra4
  33. 33.Rh1 e6
  34. 34.Nc1 c5
  35. 35.Qb5 Rd4
  36. 36.Nb3 Nf4+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qd5

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