Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2019.08.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/R4p2/6p1/3b4/4p3/1N6/KPrn1PBr/3R4 w - - 0 31

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.Nb3 Nbd7
  7. 7.g4 b5
  8. 8.a3 Bb7
  9. 9.Bg2 h6
  10. 10.h4 g6
  11. 11.Qe2 Bg7
  12. 12.g5 hxg5
  13. 13.Bxg5 Qc7
  14. 14.O-O-O Rc8
  15. 15.Kb1 Qc4
  16. 16.Qd2 b4
  17. 17.axb4 Qxb4
  18. 18.Rhe1 Ne5
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Nd5 Qxd2
  21. 21.Nxf6+ exf6
  22. 22.Rxd2 Rxh4
  23. 23.Na5 Ba8
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rh2
  25. 25.Rg1 f5
  26. 26.Rxa6 fxe4
  27. 27.Nb3 Nc4
  28. 28.Ka2 Bd5
  29. 29.Ra7 Nd2
  30. 30.Rd1 Rxc2

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