Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 99 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 16.2
Date 2024.07.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 99
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/8/6B1/4k1n1/6K1/8 b - - 0 99

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.Qd3 Nbd7
  7. 7.g3 g6
  8. 8.Bg2 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.h3 Qc7
  11. 11.Rd1 b5
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Ne5
  14. 14.Qe2 Bb7
  15. 15.b3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Be3 Qc3
  17. 17.Rac1 Rac8
  18. 18.Kh2 Nd7
  19. 19.Nc6 Bxc6
  20. 20.dxc6 Nb8
  21. 21.a4 bxa4
  22. 22.bxa4 Qa5
  23. 23.c4 Nxc6
  24. 24.c5 Qxa4
  25. 25.cxd6 exd6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Nb4
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Qg4 Rf8
  29. 29.Bc5 a5
  30. 30.Rb6 Rd8
  31. 31.Be7 Re8
  32. 32.Rb7 Qc2
  33. 33.Qf3 Qc4
  34. 34.Bd6 h5
  35. 35.h4 Be5
  36. 36.Rc7 Qxh4+
  37. 37.Bh3 Qf6
  38. 38.Qxf6 Bxf6
  39. 39.Bf1 Be5
  40. 40.Bxe5 Rxe5
  41. 41.Bc4 Rf5
  42. 42.Kg2 Kg7
  43. 43.Ra7 Nc2
  44. 44.Bb3 Nd4
  45. 45.Bc4 Nf3
  46. 46.Be2 Nd4
  47. 47.Bd3 Rf6
  48. 48.Rxa5 Rd6
  49. 49.Bc4 Nf5
  50. 50.Ra7 Rf6
  51. 51.Bd3 Nh6
  52. 52.Be2 Rd6
  53. 53.Bf3 Nf5
  54. 54.Be4 Nd4
  55. 55.Rb7 Ne6
  56. 56.Bf3 Ng5
  57. 57.Ra7 Kh6
  58. 58.Be2 Rd2
  59. 59.Bf3 f5
  60. 60.Ra4 Nf7
  61. 61.Ra5 Rd4
  62. 62.Rd5 Rb4
  63. 63.Ra5 Ng5
  64. 64.Bd5 f4
  65. 65.Ra6 Rd4
  66. 66.Bc6 fxg3
  67. 67.fxg3 Rd2+
  68. 68.Kf1 Rd6
  69. 69.Bb5 Rd8
  70. 70.Kg2 Ne4
  71. 71.Kf3 Nd6
  72. 72.Bd3 Rf8+
  73. 73.Kg2 Rf6
  74. 74.Rb6 g5
  75. 75.Ra6 g4
  76. 76.Rb6 Kg7
  77. 77.Ra6 Nf7
  78. 78.Rxf6 Kxf6
  79. 79.Bb5 Nh6
  80. 80.Be8 Kg5
  81. 81.Ba4 Nf5
  82. 82.Be8 Ng7
  83. 83.Ba4 Kf6
  84. 84.Bb3 Ne6
  85. 85.Ba4 Ke7
  86. 86.Bc2 Kf6
  87. 87.Ba4 Nc5
  88. 88.Be8 Kg5
  89. 89.Bf7 Ne4
  90. 90.Be8 Nd6
  91. 91.Ba4 Kf5
  92. 92.Bc2+ Ne4
  93. 93.Ba4 Ke5
  94. 94.Be8 Nf6
  95. 95.Bf7 Kd4
  96. 96.Bg6 Ke3
  97. 97.Bf7 Ne4
  98. 98.Bxh5 Nxg3
  99. 99.Bxg4

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