Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

YGM Playoff · 2010 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event YGM Playoff
Site Biel SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2010.07.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2NR2k1/6p1/1p4Np/2b2P2/4n1r1/8/PP4P1/1K6 b - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.c4 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qb3 Nxg3
  10. 10.hxg3 b6
  11. 11.Nh4 Be4
  12. 12.O-O-O h6
  13. 13.f4 Nd7
  14. 14.g4 Bh7
  15. 15.Nf3 f6
  16. 16.f5 exf5
  17. 17.cxd5 c5
  18. 18.gxf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 f5
  21. 21.Kb1 Qe7
  22. 22.Re1 Rac8
  23. 23.Qa4 Nf6
  24. 24.Nh4 Qd7
  25. 25.Qxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.Rf1 cxd4
  27. 27.Nb5 Bb8
  28. 28.Nxd4 Nc5
  29. 29.Rdd1 f4
  30. 30.Ng6 Rfe8
  31. 31.exf4 Re4
  32. 32.f5 Bd6
  33. 33.Rfe1 Rg4
  34. 34.Nb5 Bf8
  35. 35.d6 Rd8
  36. 36.Nxa7 Rxd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 Bxd6
  38. 38.Nc8 Ne4
  39. 39.Rd1 Bc5
  40. 40.Rd8+

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