Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

7th Norway Chess 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 7th Norway Chess 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.4
Date 2019.06.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/1K6/8/5k2/2PR4/8/8/8 b - - 12 60

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxb2
  9. 9.Rb1 Qa3
  10. 10.f5 Be7
  11. 11.fxe6 Bxe6
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bc4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxe6 Nc5
  15. 15.Bc4 Ncxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Bf7+ Kxf7
  18. 18.Qd5+ Ke8
  19. 19.Qxe4 Qa5+
  20. 20.Kd1 Qxg5
  21. 21.Rxb7 Rf8
  22. 22.Re1 Rf7
  23. 23.Rxe7+ Rxe7
  24. 24.Qxa8+ Kf7
  25. 25.Rf1+ Kg6
  26. 26.Qxa6 Qe5
  27. 27.Qd3+ Kh6
  28. 28.c3 Qxh2
  29. 29.Qd2+ Kg6
  30. 30.Rf4 Re6
  31. 31.Qc2+ Kh6
  32. 32.Qf2 Qh5+
  33. 33.Kd2 Qd5+
  34. 34.Kc1 g6
  35. 35.a4 Qe5
  36. 36.Kc2 g5
  37. 37.Rd4 Kg6
  38. 38.Qf3 h5
  39. 39.Rd5 Qe2+
  40. 40.Qxe2 Rxe2+
  41. 41.Rd2 Re6
  42. 42.a5 h4
  43. 43.Kb3 g4
  44. 44.Kb4 Re1
  45. 45.Ra2 Rb1+
  46. 46.Kc4 h3
  47. 47.gxh3 gxh3
  48. 48.a6 Rb8
  49. 49.Kd5 Ra8
  50. 50.Kxd6 h2
  51. 51.Rxh2 Rxa6+
  52. 52.Kd5 Kf7
  53. 53.Re2 Ra8
  54. 54.c4 Rd8+
  55. 55.Kc6 Rc8+
  56. 56.Kb5 Rb8+
  57. 57.Ka6 Rc8
  58. 58.Re4 Kf6
  59. 59.Kb7 Kf5
  60. 60.Rd4

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