Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

KM FIDE GP 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event KM FIDE GP 2015
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.5
Date 2015.05.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/2b4p/2P2P2/1R4P1/7P/1Pr5/5K2 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Rc1 c6
  8. 8.e3 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd3 Ne4
  10. 10.O-O Nxg5
  11. 11.Nxg5 Nf6
  12. 12.Qc2 h6
  13. 13.Nf3 Bd6
  14. 14.Ne5 Ng4
  15. 15.Nf3 Nf6
  16. 16.h3 O-O
  17. 17.Ne5 a6
  18. 18.f4 c5
  19. 19.g4 cxd4
  20. 20.exd4 Be6
  21. 21.Qb3 b5
  22. 22.f5 Qb6
  23. 23.Nf3 Bc8
  24. 24.Kg2 Bb7
  25. 25.Na4 Qa7
  26. 26.Nc5 Rac8
  27. 27.a4 Bxc5
  28. 28.dxc5 d4
  29. 29.axb5 axb5
  30. 30.Qxb5 Bc6
  31. 31.Qb6 Qd7
  32. 32.Kg1 Rfe8
  33. 33.Rce1 Rxe1
  34. 34.Nxe1 Re8
  35. 35.Ng2 Nd5
  36. 36.Qb3 Ne3
  37. 37.Nxe3 dxe3
  38. 38.Qc4 Qc7
  39. 39.Qf4 Qxf4
  40. 40.Rxf4 e2
  41. 41.Bxe2 Rxe2
  42. 42.Rb4 Rg2+
  43. 43.Kf1 Rc2

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