Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.33
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p2r3k/6pp/8/2b5/P1Q1PpqP/6P1/3NR1K1 w - - 4 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Na4 d6
  8. 8.a3 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 O-O
  10. 10.bxc5 d5
  11. 11.d3 f5
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.exd5 cxd5
  15. 15.d4 e4
  16. 16.Ne5 Bxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Rb1 d4
  19. 19.Rb4 Rd8
  20. 20.Qd2 Ba6
  21. 21.Rd1 d3
  22. 22.Re1 dxc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 Rac8
  24. 24.Qc1 Kg7
  25. 25.h3 Rc7
  26. 26.Nb2 Rxc5
  27. 27.Qe3 Rd7
  28. 28.Na4 Rc2
  29. 29.Rb3 Bc4
  30. 30.Rc3 Rxc3
  31. 31.Nxc3 f4
  32. 32.Qc1 e3
  33. 33.fxe3 f3
  34. 34.Nd1 Qg3
  35. 35.Qc3+ Kh7

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