Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.16
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2K5/2P5/6p1/8/1R3Pk1/8/3r4/8 b - - 0 59

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 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxe4 dxe4
  9. 9.Ne5 f6
  10. 10.Nc4 Be6
  11. 11.b3 f5
  12. 12.e3 c5
  13. 13.c3 Nc6
  14. 14.Ba3 cxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Rc8
  16. 16.Qe2 Re8
  17. 17.Rad1 Bd5
  18. 18.Bc5 Bxc4
  19. 19.bxc4 e5
  20. 20.dxe5 Qc7
  21. 21.Bd6 Qf7
  22. 22.f4 Nd8
  23. 23.c5 Ne6
  24. 24.Qb5 Bf8
  25. 25.Rf2 Nxc5
  26. 26.Bf1 e3
  27. 27.Rc2 Ne4
  28. 28.c4 Bxd6
  29. 29.exd6 Rc5
  30. 30.Qb6 Qd7
  31. 31.Bg2 Qc6
  32. 32.Qb3 Rd8
  33. 33.Qxe3 Rxd6
  34. 34.Rxd6 Qxd6
  35. 35.Bxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Qxe4 Rc7
  37. 37.Kg2 Qc6
  38. 38.Qxc6 Rxc6
  39. 39.Kf3 Rb6
  40. 40.Ke4 Rb4
  41. 41.Kd4 b6
  42. 42.Kc3 Rxa4
  43. 43.Rb2 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kd4 a4
  45. 45.Rxb6 Ra2
  46. 46.Ra6 Kf7
  47. 47.Kd5 Rxh2
  48. 48.Rxa4 Rg2
  49. 49.Ra3 Rd2+
  50. 50.Kc6 Ke6
  51. 51.c5 Kf5
  52. 52.Kc7 Kg4
  53. 53.c6 h5
  54. 54.Rb3 Rc2
  55. 55.Kd7 Rd2+
  56. 56.Kc8 h4
  57. 57.gxh4 Kxh4
  58. 58.Rb4 Kg4
  59. 59.c7

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