Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE Candidates 2020 · 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 8.1
Date 2021.04.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5pK1/3nk3/6P1/5R2/8/8 b - - 2 74

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.e5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 dxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 Nfd7
  13. 13.Ne4 Qxa2
  14. 14.Rd1 Qd5
  15. 15.Qe3 Qxe5
  16. 16.c3 Bc5
  17. 17.Bg3 Qd5
  18. 18.Bc4 Qxc4
  19. 19.Bd6 Nf6
  20. 20.Nxc5 Nd5
  21. 21.Qe5 Rg8
  22. 22.Ndxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.Nxe6 Qxc3+
  24. 24.Qxc3 Nxc3
  25. 25.Nc7+ Kf7
  26. 26.Rd3 Ne4
  27. 27.O-O+ Kg6
  28. 28.Nxa8 Nc6
  29. 29.Nb6 Rd8
  30. 30.Nxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Ba3 Rc7
  32. 32.Rf4 Nf6
  33. 33.Bb2 Ne7
  34. 34.Bxf6 gxf6
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Rg3+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rg5 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Ng6
  39. 39.Rf2 Nxh4
  40. 40.Rxh5 Ng6
  41. 41.Rh7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Rxb7 Ne5
  43. 43.Rb6+ Rc6
  44. 44.Rxc6+ Nxc6
  45. 45.Kg3 Kf7
  46. 46.Rc2 Nb4
  47. 47.Rd2 Nc6
  48. 48.Kf4 Kg6
  49. 49.Rd6 Ne5
  50. 50.Rxa6 Nf7
  51. 51.Ke4 Nh6
  52. 52.Ra5 Nf7
  53. 53.Ra3 Nd6+
  54. 54.Kf4 Nf5
  55. 55.Rd3 Nh6
  56. 56.Rg3+ Kf7
  57. 57.Ke4 Ng8
  58. 58.Kf5 Ne7+
  59. 59.Kf4 Nd5+
  60. 60.Kg4 Kg6
  61. 61.Kf3+ Kf7
  62. 62.Ke4 Ne7
  63. 63.Kf4 Nd5+
  64. 64.Kf5 Ne7+
  65. 65.Ke4 Ng8
  66. 66.Rh3 Kg6
  67. 67.Ra3 Kf7
  68. 68.Kf4 Nh6
  69. 69.Rg3 Ng8
  70. 70.Kg4 Ne7
  71. 71.Kh5 Nd5
  72. 72.Rf3 Ke6
  73. 73.g4 Ke5
  74. 74.Kg6

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