Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 16
Date 2016.05.10
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/k5q1/2p5/1p1p4/3P2r1/2P5/R5P1/6K1 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 Nge7
  8. 8.Qf3 Be6
  9. 9.Nh3 Qd7
  10. 10.Ng5 O-O-O
  11. 11.O-O Rdf8
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nf5
  14. 14.a4 Nd6
  15. 15.Re1 Re8
  16. 16.Bf4 Rhf8
  17. 17.Bg3 Nf5
  18. 18.Bb5 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 a6
  20. 20.Bxc6 Qxc6
  21. 21.Qd3 g6
  22. 22.Re3 Rf5
  23. 23.g4 Rf6
  24. 24.a5 h5
  25. 25.gxh5 gxh5
  26. 26.Re5 h4
  27. 27.Rh5 Ref8
  28. 28.f3 Qd6
  29. 29.Qe2 Qg3
  30. 30.Rf1 Rg8
  31. 31.Kh1 Rfg6
  32. 32.Rf2 Qf4
  33. 33.Qe5 Qc1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qa3
  35. 35.Rh7 Qxc3
  36. 36.Rxh4 Qxa5
  37. 37.f4 Qc3
  38. 38.f5 exf5
  39. 39.Rh3 Qc6
  40. 40.Qxf5+ Kb8
  41. 41.Qe5 a5
  42. 42.Rh7 Rh6+
  43. 43.Rxh6 Qxh6+
  44. 44.Kg1 Qc1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Qh6+
  46. 46.Kg1 Rg5
  47. 47.Qe7 Qg7
  48. 48.Qe3 Rg4
  49. 49.c3 a4
  50. 50.Qe8+ Ka7
  51. 51.Qxa4+ Kb8
  52. 52.Qe8+ Ka7
  53. 53.Ra2+ Kb6
  54. 54.Rb2+ Ka7
  55. 55.Qc8 c6
  56. 56.Qd8 b5
  57. 57.Ra2+

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