Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 12
Date 2016.05.10
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

7N/4K3/8/3k4/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 f6
  8. 8.exf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Nf3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Bd6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Be3 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Ndxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Ng3 Be6
  16. 16.Rb1 g6
  17. 17.b4 Bd6
  18. 18.Qd2 Ne5
  19. 19.Be2 Nf7
  20. 20.f4 Qh4
  21. 21.Bc5 b6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Bd3 Rae8
  24. 24.Rbe1 Bf7
  25. 25.Re5 Rxe5
  26. 26.fxe5 Qd4+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qxe5
  28. 28.Qf2 Re8
  29. 29.h4 Qe3
  30. 30.Bc2 Qxf2
  31. 31.Rxf2 Kg7
  32. 32.Rd2 Kf6
  33. 33.Kg1 Ke5
  34. 34.Kf2 Nc4
  35. 35.Rd1 Be6
  36. 36.Re1+ Kd6
  37. 37.Ne2 Bg4
  38. 38.Nd4 Rxe1
  39. 39.Kxe1 Ne3
  40. 40.Kf2 Nxc2
  41. 41.Nxc2 Ke5
  42. 42.Ke3 Bd7
  43. 43.Nd4 h6
  44. 44.a3 Be8
  45. 45.g4 Bd7
  46. 46.Nf3+ Kd6
  47. 47.Kf4 h5
  48. 48.gxh5 gxh5
  49. 49.Nd4 a5
  50. 50.Nb3 axb4
  51. 51.axb4 d4
  52. 52.Nxd4 Kd5
  53. 53.Ne2 Kc4
  54. 54.Ng3 Be8
  55. 55.Kg5 Kxb4
  56. 56.Nxh5 Kc4
  57. 57.Nf6 Bf7
  58. 58.Nd7 b5
  59. 59.Ne5+ Kd5
  60. 60.Nxf7 b4
  61. 61.h5 b3
  62. 62.h6 b2
  63. 63.h7 b1=Q
  64. 64.h8=Q Qg1+
  65. 65.Kf6 Qd4+
  66. 66.Ke7 Qxh8
  67. 67.Nxh8

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