Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.1
Date 2020.04.29
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/k1b5/p4p2/2Np1P2/2qP4/K7/1P6/8 b - - 11 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.O-O-O a6
  13. 13.Kb1 Nc6
  14. 14.Rc1 Rb8
  15. 15.Bd3 Rxh2
  16. 16.Ne2 Rxh1
  17. 17.Rxh1 b5
  18. 18.e4 Qb6
  19. 19.Qd1 Nb4
  20. 20.Bxb4 Bxb4
  21. 21.e5 Nd7
  22. 22.f4 Nf8
  23. 23.g4 Be7
  24. 24.Ng3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rh8 Kd8
  26. 26.Bc2 f5
  27. 27.exf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Bxg6 Kc7
  29. 29.Bc2 Kb8
  30. 30.Ne2 Qc7
  31. 31.a4 bxa4
  32. 32.Bxa4 Nd7
  33. 33.Rh7 Nb6
  34. 34.Bb3 Qd6
  35. 35.Qd3 Nc4
  36. 36.Bxc4 Rxc4
  37. 37.Qe3 Rc7
  38. 38.Nc3 Rb7
  39. 39.f5 exf5
  40. 40.gxf5 Bd8
  41. 41.Rxb7+ Kxb7
  42. 42.Na4 Ka7
  43. 43.Qe8 Bc7
  44. 44.Nc5 Qf4
  45. 45.Qc8 Qf1+
  46. 46.Ka2 Qc4+
  47. 47.Ka3

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