Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 35 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 8
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/6p1/p3p1Q1/4P3/6P1/6BP/P4PK1/2br4 b - - 0 35

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 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  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.Bf4 Qd7
  17. 17.Bc2 Nd8
  18. 18.Bg3 Ne6
  19. 19.Bf5 b4
  20. 20.c4 c5
  21. 21.dxc5 d4
  22. 22.c6 Qxc6
  23. 23.Nxd4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Nxe6 fxe6
  25. 25.Re4 Qc6
  26. 26.Rc1 Qb6
  27. 27.Bxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Rec4 Rbd8
  29. 29.Qb3 Bg5
  30. 30.Rxb4 Qxb4
  31. 31.Qxb4 Bxc1
  32. 32.Qc4 Rd1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Re8
  34. 34.Qc2 Red8
  35. 35.Qxg6

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