Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 1.1
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1k6/1R6/P1P5/6rP/1K6 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd6
  10. 10.Nb5 Qd7
  11. 11.Bh6 Bxh6
  12. 12.Qxh6 a6
  13. 13.Nc3 Nxd4
  14. 14.f4 f6
  15. 15.Nf3 e5
  16. 16.fxe5 fxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qd6
  18. 18.Nf3 c5
  19. 19.Bd3 Qe7
  20. 20.Nd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Nxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 Bf5
  23. 23.d6 Qg7
  24. 24.Bc4+ Kh8
  25. 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  26. 26.Bd5 Ra7
  27. 27.Rhe1 b6
  28. 28.Bc6 Bd7
  29. 29.Re7+ Rf7
  30. 30.Bd5 Rxe7
  31. 31.dxe7 Be8
  32. 32.Re1 Kf6
  33. 33.Re6+ Kf5
  34. 34.Rxb6 Rxe7
  35. 35.Be4+ Kf4
  36. 36.Rxa6 g5
  37. 37.Kd2 Rd7+
  38. 38.Kc3 Rf7
  39. 39.Rh6 g4
  40. 40.fxg4 Kxe4
  41. 41.Re6+ Kd5
  42. 42.Rxe8 Rf3+
  43. 43.Kd2 Rh3
  44. 44.Re2 Kd4
  45. 45.Kc2 c4
  46. 46.Rd2+ Kc5
  47. 47.Rf2 h6
  48. 48.a3 Rh4
  49. 49.Rf5+ Kd4
  50. 50.Rh5 Rxg4
  51. 51.Rxh6 Rg2+
  52. 52.Kb1 c3
  53. 53.Rh4+ Kc5
  54. 54.bxc3 Kb5
  55. 55.Rb4+

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