Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.24
Date 2021.11.29
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/p3k3/4P1p1/1P5p/4KbN1/7P/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Ne2 Qb6
  9. 9.Rb1 Be7
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Nd4 e5
  15. 15.fxe5 Ng4
  16. 16.Bg1 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Nf2
  18. 18.Bxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.Qd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Nxh1
  21. 21.Nxh1 Bf5
  22. 22.Rc1 Rac8
  23. 23.Rc3 Rxc3
  24. 24.bxc3 Rc8
  25. 25.Kd2 Rc6
  26. 26.Ng3 Bg6
  27. 27.Be2 Rb6
  28. 28.c4 dxc4
  29. 29.Bxc4+ Kf8
  30. 30.Bb3 Bf7
  31. 31.d5 Rxb3
  32. 32.axb3 Bxd5
  33. 33.Kc3 Bxg2
  34. 34.Nf5 g6
  35. 35.Ne3 Bf3
  36. 36.Kd4 Ke7
  37. 37.b4 Ke6
  38. 38.Nc4 g5
  39. 39.Nd2 Bd5
  40. 40.Nf1 h5
  41. 41.Ng3 Bf3
  42. 42.Ke3 h4

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