Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 24
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1k2/4bpp1/p1Q4B/4P3/3Pp2p/1B6/P4qRK/8 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Rb8
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ne4
  13. 13.Nc3 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Bf5
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Bc2 Qd7
  17. 17.Bf4 Nd8
  18. 18.Bg3 b4
  19. 19.cxb4 Rxb4
  20. 20.Rc1 Rc4
  21. 21.Bb3 Rxc1
  22. 22.Qxc1 Ne6
  23. 23.Qc3 Be4
  24. 24.Nd2 Ng5
  25. 25.Kh2 h5
  26. 26.h4 Qxg4
  27. 27.hxg5 h4
  28. 28.Nxe4 dxe4
  29. 29.g6 Qxg6
  30. 30.Bf4 Qf5
  31. 31.Be3 Rb8
  32. 32.Qxc7 Re8
  33. 33.Qc6 Rd8
  34. 34.Rg1 Kf8
  35. 35.Bh6 Qxf2+
  36. 36.Rg2

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