Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 6
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/3K3n/8/N7/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.Re1 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Qb6
  8. 8.Na3 d5
  9. 9.e5 Ne8
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Nc7
  12. 12.Ba4 Bf5
  13. 13.Bc2 e6
  14. 14.g4 Bxc2
  15. 15.Nxc2 f6
  16. 16.exf6 Rxf6
  17. 17.Bg5 Rf7
  18. 18.Be3 Qxb2
  19. 19.Rb1 Qxa2
  20. 20.Rxb7 Qa6
  21. 21.Rb3 Raf8
  22. 22.Ng5 Rd7
  23. 23.f4 Qc4
  24. 24.Rb7 Qa6
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Nxe6 Rcf7
  27. 27.Nxf8 Rxf8
  28. 28.Qd2 Qc8
  29. 29.Qg2 Qd7
  30. 30.Rb1 Re8
  31. 31.Kh1 Re4
  32. 32.Rf1 Ne7
  33. 33.Qf3 Qe6
  34. 34.f5 gxf5
  35. 35.gxf5 Qf6
  36. 36.Bg1 Bh6
  37. 37.Nb4 Rf4
  38. 38.Qg3+ Qg7
  39. 39.Rxf4 Qxg3
  40. 40.Rg4+ Qxg4
  41. 41.hxg4 a5
  42. 42.Nc2 a4
  43. 43.Bf2 Bc1
  44. 44.Be1 a3
  45. 45.Bb4 Nc6
  46. 46.Bxa3 Bxa3
  47. 47.Nxa3 Nxd4
  48. 48.Kg2 h5
  49. 49.gxh5 Nxf5
  50. 50.Kf3 Ng7
  51. 51.Ke3 Nxh5
  52. 52.Kd4 Kh7
  53. 53.Kxd5

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