Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 60 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 22
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/3R4/4KP1p/4N3/6P1/3pr3/8 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.Qg4 g6
  9. 9.Qe2 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O Qc7
  11. 11.f4 b5
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.f5 gxf5
  14. 14.exf5 e5
  15. 15.Be4 Ngf6
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rg8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rc8
  19. 19.g3 h5
  20. 20.Qg2 Qxg2+
  21. 21.Kxg2 b4
  22. 22.Ne2 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rc1 Rxb2
  24. 24.Rc8+ Bd8
  25. 25.Na5 Nd5
  26. 26.Nc6 Nxe3+
  27. 27.Kf3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  30. 30.Kxe3 a5
  31. 31.Nxa5 Rxa2
  32. 32.Nc6 b3
  33. 33.Rb1 Nf6
  34. 34.Nc3 Ng4+
  35. 35.Kd3 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rxb3 Nf6
  37. 37.Ne4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Kxe4 Kg7
  39. 39.Nb4 Re2+
  40. 40.Re3 Rd2
  41. 41.Rd3 Re2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Rb2
  43. 43.Nd5 Rb1
  44. 44.Ne3 Rb6
  45. 45.Rd5 Rc6
  46. 46.Rb5 Kf6
  47. 47.Nd5+ Kg5
  48. 48.Rb7 Rc5
  49. 49.Ne3 d5
  50. 50.Rxf7 d4
  51. 51.Rg7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Rg6+ Kf7
  53. 53.Nf1 Rc2
  54. 54.Re6 Rc3+
  55. 55.Ke4 Rc1
  56. 56.Nd2 Re1+
  57. 57.Kd5 Re2
  58. 58.Ne4 d3
  59. 59.Kxe5 d2
  60. 60.Rd6

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