Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 2.3
Date 2019.04.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2k4p/p4p2/Pp2b3/1P1nP1B1/8/K4BP1/8 b - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qd2 Nf6
  6. 6.b3 e6
  7. 7.Bb2 d5
  8. 8.exd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O-O Be6
  10. 10.a3 Bc5
  11. 11.Nf3 O-O
  12. 12.Bd3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rhe1 Re8
  14. 14.h3 Qa5
  15. 15.Nb5 Qxd2+
  16. 16.Rxd2 a6
  17. 17.Nbd4 Ne4
  18. 18.Rde2 Bd7
  19. 19.Kd1 f6
  20. 20.Nxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Nd4 Bd7
  22. 22.f3 Ng3
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.c4 dxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4+ Kf8
  26. 26.b4 Bd6
  27. 27.Ne6+ Bxe6
  28. 28.Rxe6 Rd8
  29. 29.Kc2 Nh5
  30. 30.Re4 b5
  31. 31.Bd3 Nf4
  32. 32.Bf1 Re8
  33. 33.Kb3 Rxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Ne6
  35. 35.a4 Nc7
  36. 36.Bd4 Ke7
  37. 37.Be2 Kd7
  38. 38.Be3 Be5
  39. 39.h4 g6
  40. 40.h5 gxh5
  41. 41.Bxh5 Ne6
  42. 42.Bg4 Kd6
  43. 43.a5 Nd4+
  44. 44.Ka2 Kc7
  45. 45.Bf2 Nc2
  46. 46.Kb3 Nd4+
  47. 47.Ka2 Nc2
  48. 48.Kb3 Nd4+
  49. 49.Ka2

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