Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2019.08.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/7p/4b2P/8/8/5k2/7K w - - 9 54

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.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f4 g6
  9. 9.Be2 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 Rc8
  11. 11.f5 Bxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Rxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nxe4
  14. 14.O-O Qh4
  15. 15.Bf3 gxf5
  16. 16.Bxe4 fxe4
  17. 17.Kh2 Rg8
  18. 18.Ra4 Nf6
  19. 19.g5 Rxg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 Qxg5
  21. 21.c4 Qh4
  22. 22.Qe1 Qxe1
  23. 23.Rxe1 Bh6
  24. 24.Rd1 Kd7
  25. 25.c5 d5
  26. 26.Rb4 Kc7
  27. 27.Rb6 Bf4+
  28. 28.Kg2 Nd7
  29. 29.Rxd5 Nxb6
  30. 30.cxb6+ Kxb6
  31. 31.Rd7 a5
  32. 32.Rxf7 h6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kc6
  34. 34.Ke2 b5
  35. 35.Rf6+ Kc5
  36. 36.c3 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 bxa4
  38. 38.Ra6 Kb5
  39. 39.Ra7 Bg5
  40. 40.Ra8 Be7
  41. 41.Kd2 a3
  42. 42.Ke3 Kc4
  43. 43.Kxe4 Kxc3
  44. 44.Kxe5 Kb3
  45. 45.Ke4 a2
  46. 46.Rxa2 Kxa2
  47. 47.Kf3 Kb3
  48. 48.h4 Kc4
  49. 49.h5 Kd3
  50. 50.Kg2 Ke2
  51. 51.Kh1 Kf2
  52. 52.Kh2 Bd6+
  53. 53.Kh1 Be5

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