Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2025.09.23
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6b1/p4r1k/1p1p2B1/3n2Pp/P6P/2B2p2/3Q1P2/6K1 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.b3 Nge7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O h5
  10. 10.h4 Bg4
  11. 11.d3 Qd7
  12. 12.Qd2 Rae8
  13. 13.a3 b6
  14. 14.Kh2 Kh7
  15. 15.Rae1 Be6
  16. 16.Nd5 f5
  17. 17.Ng1 Bg8
  18. 18.Nh3 Nxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 Ne7
  20. 20.e4 f4
  21. 21.Ng5+ Kh8
  22. 22.Bh3 Qb5
  23. 23.Qc2 Bh6
  24. 24.a4 Qa6
  25. 25.Bc1 Bxg5
  26. 26.hxg5 f3
  27. 27.Rh1 Rf7
  28. 28.Kg1 Ref8
  29. 29.Bf1 Qb7
  30. 30.b4 cxb4
  31. 31.d4 Qc8
  32. 32.Qd1 Qc3
  33. 33.dxe5 Qxe5
  34. 34.Qd2 Rc8
  35. 35.Bb2 Rc3
  36. 36.Rc1 Kh7
  37. 37.Rxc3 bxc3
  38. 38.Bxc3 Qxe4
  39. 39.Bd3 Qg4
  40. 40.Rh4 Qxh4
  41. 41.gxh4 Nxd5
  42. 42.Bxg6+

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