Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 6.3
Date 2016.06.18
Opening Modern Benoni (A78)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5rkp/3p2p1/2pP4/2BbRPP1/1P5K/4Q2P/2q5 w - - 16 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.Nd2 Bg7
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O Na6
  11. 11.Re1 Nc7
  12. 12.a4 Rb8
  13. 13.Bf1 a6
  14. 14.a5 Bd7
  15. 15.Nc4 Bb5
  16. 16.Bf4 Bxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Nh5
  18. 18.Bd2 b5
  19. 19.axb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Ra2 Qd7
  21. 21.Be2 Nf6
  22. 22.f3 Nh5
  23. 23.Na4 Rbb8
  24. 24.Bc3 Bh6
  25. 25.Bc4 Nb5
  26. 26.e5 Qf5
  27. 27.e6 Bf4
  28. 28.b3 Nxc3
  29. 29.Nxc3 Be5
  30. 30.Ne4 Nf6
  31. 31.Rxa6 Nxe4
  32. 32.Rxe4 Ra8
  33. 33.Ra4 Qf6
  34. 34.f4 Bd4+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rad8
  36. 36.Qf3 Re7
  37. 37.g3 Qf5
  38. 38.Ra2 fxe6
  39. 39.g4 Qf8
  40. 40.Rxe6 Rf7
  41. 41.Re4 Ra8
  42. 42.Rxa8 Qxa8
  43. 43.Kg2 Qa2+
  44. 44.Qe2 Qb1
  45. 45.Kh3 Qc1
  46. 46.Qf3 Kg7
  47. 47.Qf1 Qc2
  48. 48.Qe2 Qc1
  49. 49.Qf1 Qc2
  50. 50.Qe2 Qc1

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