Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 20
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5pp1/7p/3QP2P/5PP1/3R2K1/8/5q2 b - - 16 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Nxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Re5 Qd6
  20. 20.Bc4 Bd7
  21. 21.Rae1 Rae8
  22. 22.Qc3 Rxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qe7
  24. 24.Qa5 a6
  25. 25.Qb6 Be6
  26. 26.Bxe6 Qxe6
  27. 27.Qxb7 Qxa2
  28. 28.Qxc6 Qxb2
  29. 29.Qxa6 Qc3
  30. 30.Qe2 h6
  31. 31.g3 Re8
  32. 32.Qe4 Qc8
  33. 33.Re3 Qe6
  34. 34.Qf3 Rd8
  35. 35.Kg2 Qd5
  36. 36.Re4 Qe6
  37. 37.h4 Rd5
  38. 38.Qe2 Qc6
  39. 39.Kh2 Qe6
  40. 40.Re3 Ra5
  41. 41.h5 Ra2
  42. 42.Qf3 Ra5
  43. 43.Qe4 Ra2
  44. 44.Kg2 Ra5
  45. 45.Rd3 Qe8
  46. 46.f4 Ra2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Ra8
  48. 48.Qd5 Rb8
  49. 49.Qd7 Qf8
  50. 50.Qc7 Rc8
  51. 51.Qd6 Qe8
  52. 52.Qd7 Qf8
  53. 53.g4 Rb8
  54. 54.Qc7 Qb4
  55. 55.Qd6 Qb1
  56. 56.Qd5 Qf1+
  57. 57.Kg3 Qe1+
  58. 58.Kf3 Qf1+
  59. 59.Kg3 Qe1+
  60. 60.Kf3 Qf1+
  61. 61.Kg3

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