Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 2
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D57)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r1k2/p5R1/7p/1pqnp3/2P5/2Q1P3/P1B3PP/5K2 w - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 exd5
  11. 11.Qb3 Rd8
  12. 12.c4 Be6
  13. 13.Rc1 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Nd4 Nc6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Be2 d4
  18. 18.O-O dxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Ne5
  20. 20.Kh1 b6
  21. 21.Qc3 Rd6
  22. 22.Rf4 Rad8
  23. 23.Re4 Nc6
  24. 24.Rf1 e5
  25. 25.Rg4 Rd2
  26. 26.Bf3 Ne7
  27. 27.Be4 Rd1
  28. 28.Kg1 b5
  29. 29.Bc2 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Kxf1 Nd5
  31. 31.Rxg7+ Kf8

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