Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 14
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/8/2K5/8/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bc4 Be6
  19. 19.Rac1 Qd7
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.Re7 Qxa2
  23. 23.Rxb7 Rab8
  24. 24.Rxb8 Rxb8
  25. 25.Rxc6 h6
  26. 26.h4 Qb1+
  27. 27.Rc1 Qxb2
  28. 28.Rc8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Qd3+ g6
  30. 30.Rc7 Qb1+
  31. 31.Qxb1 Rxb1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Kg7
  33. 33.Rxa7 Rd1
  34. 34.Rd7 Kf6
  35. 35.Kg3 Ke6
  36. 36.Rd8 Kf5
  37. 37.Kf3 Rd3+
  38. 38.Ke2 Ra3
  39. 39.Re8 h5
  40. 40.Re5+ Kf6
  41. 41.g3 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Ra3+
  43. 43.Kf4 Ra2
  44. 44.f3 Rd2
  45. 45.Re4 Rd1
  46. 46.g4 hxg4
  47. 47.fxg4 Rf1+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rg1+
  49. 49.Kf3 Rf1+
  50. 50.Ke3 Re1+
  51. 51.Kd3 Rh1
  52. 52.d5 Kg7
  53. 53.g5 f5
  54. 54.gxf6+ Kxf6
  55. 55.Kc4 Kf5
  56. 56.Rd4 Rc1+
  57. 57.Kb5 Ke5
  58. 58.Rc4 Rd1
  59. 59.Rg4 Rxd5+
  60. 60.Kc4 Rd6
  61. 61.h5 gxh5
  62. 62.Rg5+ Kf6
  63. 63.Rxh5 Re6
  64. 64.Rh6+ Ke7
  65. 65.Rxe6+ Kxe6

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