Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 8.4
Date 2025.05.15
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 50
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/p2B4/2p5/2p3b1/1pP1k3/1P6/P1K3P1/8 w - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Be3 c6
  8. 8.e5 Ne8
  9. 9.h4 d6
  10. 10.e6 fxe6
  11. 11.h5 Nf6
  12. 12.hxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Bd3 e5
  14. 14.Nf3 Bf5
  15. 15.Nh4 e4
  16. 16.Be2 Qd7
  17. 17.Nxf5 gxf5
  18. 18.Qd2 Na6
  19. 19.O-O-O Rad8
  20. 20.Rh3 Nc5
  21. 21.Rdh1 Kf7
  22. 22.Bd4 Qe7
  23. 23.Bxc5 dxc5
  24. 24.Qf4 Qe6
  25. 25.Kb1 Rh8
  26. 26.Rxh8 Rxh8
  27. 27.Rxh8 Bxh8
  28. 28.Nd1 Nd7
  29. 29.Ne3 Qe5
  30. 30.Qxf5+ Qxf5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Be5
  32. 32.Kc2 Nf6
  33. 33.f3 exf3
  34. 34.Bxf3 Kg6
  35. 35.Ne3 Ne8
  36. 36.b3 Nd6
  37. 37.Kd3 Kg5
  38. 38.Bg4 Kf4
  39. 39.Bh3 Bd4
  40. 40.Nf1 Bf2
  41. 41.Ke2 Bh4
  42. 42.Nd2 Ne4
  43. 43.Nxe4 Kxe4
  44. 44.Kd2 Bg5+
  45. 45.Kc2 b5
  46. 46.Bd7 b4
  47. 47.Bh3 Ke3
  48. 48.Bd7 Ke4
  49. 49.Bh3 Ke3
  50. 50.Bd7 Ke4

More Fabiano Caruana Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, or browse all Fabiano Caruana games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.