Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.3
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/8/4K3/4N3/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 c6
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qb3 dxc4
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bf5
  10. 10.Rd1 Nd7
  11. 11.Qb3 Nd6
  12. 12.Nh4 Be6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qb6
  14. 14.Nf3 Bg4
  15. 15.e4 e5
  16. 16.d5 Rac8
  17. 17.Be3 Qa6
  18. 18.h3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 cxd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 Nf6
  21. 21.Be2 Qc6
  22. 22.Rc5 Qd7
  23. 23.Rd1 Qe6
  24. 24.Qa4 a6
  25. 25.Kg2 b5
  26. 26.Qxa6 Nc4
  27. 27.Qxe6 Nxe3+
  28. 28.fxe3 fxe6
  29. 29.Rxc8 Rxc8
  30. 30.Bxb5 Bh6
  31. 31.Rd3 Kf7
  32. 32.a4 Bf8
  33. 33.a5 Bc5
  34. 34.Kf3 Rb8
  35. 35.a6 Ke7
  36. 36.b4 Ba7
  37. 37.Bc6 Rxb4
  38. 38.Nb5 Bb6
  39. 39.a7 Bxa7
  40. 40.Nxa7 h5
  41. 41.Nc8+ Kf7
  42. 42.Ra3 g5
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kg6
  44. 44.g4 Rb2
  45. 45.Re7 h4
  46. 46.Be8+ Nxe8
  47. 47.Rxe8 Kf6
  48. 48.Rf8+ Kg7
  49. 49.Re8 Kf6
  50. 50.Rf8+ Kg7
  51. 51.Rd8 Rh2
  52. 52.Rd7+ Kf6
  53. 53.Nd6 Rxh3+
  54. 54.Kf2 Rg3
  55. 55.Ne8+ Kg6
  56. 56.Rg7+ Kh6
  57. 57.Re7 Kg6
  58. 58.Rxe6+ Kf7
  59. 59.Rxe5 Rxg4
  60. 60.Nd6+ Kf6
  61. 61.Rf5+ Ke6
  62. 62.Ne8 h3
  63. 63.Ng7+ Ke7
  64. 64.Ra5 Rg2+
  65. 65.Kf1 Kf6
  66. 66.Nf5 g4
  67. 67.Nh4 Rb2
  68. 68.Rh5 g3
  69. 69.e5+ Ke6
  70. 70.Rh6+ Kd5
  71. 71.e6 Rb1+
  72. 72.Ke2 h2
  73. 73.Ng2 h1=Q
  74. 74.Rxh1 Rxh1
  75. 75.Kf3 Kxe6
  76. 76.Kxg3 Rh8
  77. 77.Nf4+ Kf5
  78. 78.Kf3 Re8
  79. 79.Ne2 Rxe3+
  80. 80.Kxe3

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