Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 4.5
Date 2015.04.20
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/8/p5p1/1p1kPp1p/1Pp2P1P/P1K3P1/8/8 w - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Na4 e5
  6. 6.dxe5 Nc6
  7. 7.a3 Nxe5
  8. 8.e4 Nb6
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  10. 10.Bg5+ Be7
  11. 11.O-O-O+ Ke8
  12. 12.Bxe7 Kxe7
  13. 13.Nc5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Ne5
  16. 16.Ne2 Ng4
  17. 17.Rdf1 Rd8
  18. 18.Nf4 c6
  19. 19.Be2 Rd4
  20. 20.Bxg4 Bxg4
  21. 21.f3 Be6
  22. 22.Rd1 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Bc4
  24. 24.Kc2 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxd8 Kxd8
  26. 26.Nd3 Ke7
  27. 27.b3 Bxd3+
  28. 28.Kxd3 Kd6
  29. 29.f4 h5
  30. 30.g3 b5
  31. 31.Kd4 c5+
  32. 32.Kc3 f5
  33. 33.e5+ Kd5
  34. 34.b4 c4
  35. 35.h4 a6
  36. 36.Kc2 Ke6
  37. 37.Kc3 Kd5
  38. 38.Kc2 Ke6
  39. 39.Kc3 Kd5

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