Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2025
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2025.08.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/8/1n6/2k5/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 46

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Bb3 b5
  9. 9.a3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Nxe6 Qd7
  12. 12.Nxg7+ Kd8
  13. 13.Nf5 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bb6+ Kc8
  15. 15.Qg4 Re8
  16. 16.O-O-O Nf6
  17. 17.Qh3 Be4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Rhe1 Bg5+
  20. 20.Be3 Re5
  21. 21.Bxg5 Qxf5
  22. 22.Qxf5+ Rxf5
  23. 23.Rxe4 Rxg5
  24. 24.Rxd6 Kc7
  25. 25.Rh6 Rxg2
  26. 26.Rxh7+ Nd7
  27. 27.Rd4 Rd8
  28. 28.f4 Kc8
  29. 29.Rh6 Nb8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  31. 31.h4 Rf2
  32. 32.Rf6 Rh2
  33. 33.Rh6 Kc7
  34. 34.f5 Nd7
  35. 35.Rxa6 Rxh4
  36. 36.b3 Rf4
  37. 37.a4 bxa4
  38. 38.Rxa4 Rxf5
  39. 39.Kb2 Rc5
  40. 40.Rc4 Rxc4
  41. 41.bxc4 Kc6
  42. 42.c5 Nxc5
  43. 43.c4 Na4+
  44. 44.Ka3 Nb6
  45. 45.c5 Kxc5

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