Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · English Opening · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.4
Date 2025.05.20
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p3k1/1p3p1p/8/1P5n/2B5/4RP1P/3r2K1 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nge2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3
  6. 6.Nxc3 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 Be6
  10. 10.b4 Re8
  11. 11.O-O Nce7
  12. 12.Ne4 b6
  13. 13.Bb2 Ng6
  14. 14.Rac1 a6
  15. 15.Ng3 Qd7
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 f6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qf7
  19. 19.Bf1 Re7
  20. 20.Rd2 a5
  21. 21.e4 Ndf4
  22. 22.Be3 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Ra2
  24. 24.Qd1 Rxd2
  25. 25.Qxd2 Rd7
  26. 26.Qc3 h5
  27. 27.Nf5 h4
  28. 28.g3 Nd5
  29. 29.Nh6+ gxh6
  30. 30.exd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Bd4 hxg3
  32. 32.Qxg3 Qg7
  33. 33.Re1 Nh4
  34. 34.Re8+ Kf7
  35. 35.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  36. 36.Be2 Bf3
  37. 37.Bc3 Bxe2
  38. 38.Rxe2 Rd1+

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