Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.39
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r4/1p4Pk/p1p4Q/P5PK/1P3r2/8/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 a5
  7. 7.a4 Bf5
  8. 8.Ne5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nb3 c6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nh5
  11. 11.e3 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 Qc7
  13. 13.h4 h5
  14. 14.Qd2 b6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nf6
  16. 16.Rac1 Ne4
  17. 17.Qe3 Nd6
  18. 18.Nd2 Rac8
  19. 19.c4 Bxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 Nxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Qd7
  23. 23.Rec1 c5
  24. 24.d5 Rfd8
  25. 25.b3 Qe8
  26. 26.Rd1 Qf8
  27. 27.Rd2 Qg7
  28. 28.Rf4 Bg4
  29. 29.Bf1 Bf5
  30. 30.Bc4 Bg4
  31. 31.d6 exd6
  32. 32.Rxf7 Qxf7
  33. 33.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  34. 34.exd6 Rd7
  35. 35.Qf4+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qg5 Re8
  37. 37.Kg2 Re6
  38. 38.f3 Bf5
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.fxg4 Be4+
  41. 41.Kh2 Bc6
  42. 42.h5 Rf7
  43. 43.d7 Bxd7
  44. 44.Qd5 Ref6
  45. 45.Qe5 Kh7
  46. 46.Rxd7 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Rf3+
  48. 48.Kh4 Rxd7
  49. 49.hxg6+ Kh6
  50. 50.Qh5+

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