Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · French Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.5
Date 2016.06.12
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4q1k/pp2N1p1/3P1p1p/8/8/1B1Q1P1P/P5PK/r7 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 exd5
  4. 4.exd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.d4 Nb6
  9. 9.h3 Nbxd5
  10. 10.O-O Bf5
  11. 11.Re1 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd2 c6
  13. 13.Bc4 Bxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Ne4
  15. 15.Rc1 Qf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rfe8
  17. 17.f3 Nd6
  18. 18.Bb3 Be6
  19. 19.Qe2 h6
  20. 20.Qf2 Nb6
  21. 21.c4 Nd7
  22. 22.Bc3 Qd8
  23. 23.d5 cxd5
  24. 24.cxd5 Bf5
  25. 25.Qg3 Nf6
  26. 26.Ba1 Nh5
  27. 27.Qf2 Nf4
  28. 28.Kh2 f6
  29. 29.Nc4 Nd3
  30. 30.Qg3 Rxe1
  31. 31.Nxd6 Rxc1
  32. 32.Nxf5 Qf8
  33. 33.d6+ Kh7
  34. 34.Ne7 Rxa1
  35. 35.Qg6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Qxd3

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