Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.28
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

2k5/2P2R2/7r/1KP5/8/8/8/8 w - - 11 75

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.a3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O-O Qxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Rxd4 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Rxd6 Bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Bd7
  16. 16.Bd3 Bc6
  17. 17.Kd2 Ke7
  18. 18.Rd4 g5
  19. 19.f5 exf5
  20. 20.exf5 Rhd8
  21. 21.Re1+ Kf6
  22. 22.g3 Rd5
  23. 23.Be4 Rc5
  24. 24.Rd6+ Kg7
  25. 25.f6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bxc6 Rxc6
  27. 27.Rxc6 Rd8+
  28. 28.Kc1 bxc6
  29. 29.Re7 Rd6
  30. 30.Ra7 Rxf6
  31. 31.Rxa6 Ke7
  32. 32.Ra7+ Kd8
  33. 33.a4 Rf2
  34. 34.a5 Kc8
  35. 35.a6 Kb8
  36. 36.Rb7+ Ka8
  37. 37.Kb2 f5
  38. 38.Rf7 Rxh2
  39. 39.Rxf5 Ka7
  40. 40.Rf6 Kxa6
  41. 41.Rxc6+ Kb7
  42. 42.Rg6 Rh3
  43. 43.Kb3 Rxg3
  44. 44.Rxh6 Rf3
  45. 45.Rg6 Rf5
  46. 46.c4 Kc7
  47. 47.Kb4 Kb7
  48. 48.c5 Rf1
  49. 49.Rxg5 Kc6
  50. 50.Rg6+ Kc7
  51. 51.Kc4 Rc1
  52. 52.c3 Rd1
  53. 53.Rg4 Rh1
  54. 54.Kb5 Rb1+
  55. 55.Rb4 Rc1
  56. 56.Rb3 Rh1
  57. 57.c4 Rh6
  58. 58.Rg3 Rf6
  59. 59.Rg7+ Kc8
  60. 60.c6 Rf1
  61. 61.Kc5 Rh1
  62. 62.Rg5 Kc7
  63. 63.Rd5 Rg1
  64. 64.Rd7+ Kc8
  65. 65.Ra7 Rh1
  66. 66.Rg7 Rf1
  67. 67.c7 Rf6
  68. 68.Kb5 Rh6
  69. 69.c5 Rf6
  70. 70.Rh7 Rg6
  71. 71.Rf7 Rh6
  72. 72.Rg7 Rf6
  73. 73.Rh7 Rg6
  74. 74.Rf7 Rh6

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