Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

YGM Playoff · 2010 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event YGM Playoff
Site Biel SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2010.07.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/5pk1/4p2p/6pK/3PR1P1/2P2r1P/5P2/r7 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.h3 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 d5
  9. 9.Ne5 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Nxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.Qe2 Nf6
  14. 14.Nf3 Bb7
  15. 15.Bb5 Qc8
  16. 16.Rac1 c4
  17. 17.Nd2 Bc6
  18. 18.e4 Bxb5
  19. 19.axb5 Nxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rd8
  22. 22.Ra1 Rd5
  23. 23.Ra4 Rxb5
  24. 24.Rxc4 Qd8
  25. 25.Rc7 Rf5
  26. 26.Qxe4 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxe7 Rxf4
  28. 28.Qb7 Rb8
  29. 29.Rd7 Qe8
  30. 30.Qc7 Rc8
  31. 31.Qd6 Rf5
  32. 32.Rb7 b5
  33. 33.g4 Rf6
  34. 34.Re5 b4
  35. 35.Rxa5 bxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 h6
  37. 37.Rc5 Ra8
  38. 38.Rb2 Qa4
  39. 39.Qc6 Qd1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Ra1
  41. 41.Qg2 Qc1
  42. 42.Re2 Qf4+
  43. 43.Qg3 Qc1
  44. 44.Rc8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qd3+ g6
  46. 46.Kg3 Kg7
  47. 47.Qe3 Qg1+
  48. 48.Kh4 g5+
  49. 49.Kh5 Qb1
  50. 50.Qe4 Qxe4
  51. 51.Rxe4 Rf3

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