Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2014.09.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/PKR3pp/1Q1r4/P2q1p2/8/1P4P1/5P2/8 w - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Ne4
  8. 8.Bd3 f5
  9. 9.Nf3 c6
  10. 10.Ne5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Bxe5 Bf6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Ne2 e5
  14. 14.Qa4 Qh4
  15. 15.g3 Qg4
  16. 16.Rf1 Ng5
  17. 17.Kd2 Nf3+
  18. 18.Kc3 Nxh2
  19. 19.Rh1 Nf3
  20. 20.Qa5 Qg5
  21. 21.dxe5 Qe7
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxe5
  23. 23.b3 b6
  24. 24.cxb6 c5
  25. 25.Nb5 Bb7
  26. 26.bxa7 d4+
  27. 27.exd4 Nxd3
  28. 28.Kxd3 Bxh1
  29. 29.Rxc5 Qe4+
  30. 30.Kc4 Qe2+
  31. 31.Kb4 Qd2+
  32. 32.Rc3 Bc6
  33. 33.a4 Bxb5
  34. 34.Kxb5 Qxd4
  35. 35.Rc7 Rfd8
  36. 36.Qb6 Rd5+
  37. 37.Ka6 Rd6
  38. 38.a5 Qd3+
  39. 39.Kb7 Qd5+

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