Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 4
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Q1R2bk/6p1/5p1p/p1q4P/2P3P1/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Re1 Nf6
  9. 9.Bxc6 Bxc6
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.exd6 O-O
  12. 12.dxc7 Qxc7
  13. 13.Be3 Rfe8
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nxd2
  15. 15.Nxd2 Rad8
  16. 16.Qc2 Qd7
  17. 17.Rad1 Qd5
  18. 18.Nf3 Qxa2
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.Nd4 Bd5
  21. 21.h4 h5
  22. 22.Bg5 Rc8
  23. 23.Qd2 Qc4
  24. 24.Bh6 Bh8
  25. 25.Qf4 Qc7
  26. 26.Qg5 Kh7
  27. 27.Qxd5 Bxd4
  28. 28.Bg5 Bg7
  29. 29.Re7 Rd8
  30. 30.Qb3 Rd7
  31. 31.Bf4 Qxf4
  32. 32.Rxd7 Qc1+
  33. 33.Rd1 Qf4
  34. 34.Qxb7 a5
  35. 35.Qf3 Qc4
  36. 36.g3 a4
  37. 37.Rd7 f5
  38. 38.Qb7

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