Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.35
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1K4QQ/1P6/8/q2p4/5k2/p7/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.e3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O b6
  6. 6.c4 Bb7
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.b4 d6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.b5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bb2 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 e5
  13. 13.Rad1 exd4
  14. 14.exd4 Ne4
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nxc3
  16. 16.Bxc3 Nf6
  17. 17.d5 Nd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Nc5
  19. 19.Bf3 Qf6
  20. 20.g3 Re5
  21. 21.Kg2 Rxe1
  22. 22.Rxe1 Rf8
  23. 23.h4 h5
  24. 24.Ba1 Qd8
  25. 25.Nc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Bxg7 Kxg7
  27. 27.dxc6 Re8
  28. 28.Qc3+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  30. 30.Qf6 Ne6
  31. 31.Bd5 Qd8
  32. 32.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  33. 33.Kf3 Ne6
  34. 34.Bxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.Kf4 Kg7
  36. 36.Kg5 e5
  37. 37.f3 Kf7
  38. 38.g4 hxg4
  39. 39.fxg4 Kg7
  40. 40.h5 gxh5
  41. 41.gxh5 Kh7
  42. 42.Kf5 Kh6
  43. 43.Ke6 e4
  44. 44.Kd7 e3
  45. 45.Kxc7 e2
  46. 46.Kxb6 e1=Q
  47. 47.c7 Qe3+
  48. 48.Kb7 Qe4+
  49. 49.Kb8 Qxc4
  50. 50.c8=Q Qxa4
  51. 51.Qh8+ Kg5
  52. 52.b6 Qc6
  53. 53.b7 d5
  54. 54.Ka7 Qc5+
  55. 55.Ka8 Qc6
  56. 56.h6 a4
  57. 57.h7 Qa6+
  58. 58.Kb8 Qd6+
  59. 59.Ka7 Qc5+
  60. 60.Ka8 Qa5+
  61. 61.Kb8 a3
  62. 62.Qg8+ Kf4
  63. 63.h8=Q

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