Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Four Knights Game · 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 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 26
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/4K1k1/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.f3 Rb8
  12. 12.Nb3 Bb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Qd2 b5
  15. 15.Rad1 Be6
  16. 16.Nd4 Qd7
  17. 17.a3 c5
  18. 18.Nxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Qf6
  21. 21.b3 Qb2
  22. 22.e5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 dxe5
  25. 25.Rd5 f6
  26. 26.Rxc5 Ra8
  27. 27.Rxb5 Rxa3
  28. 28.Rb8+ Kf7
  29. 29.Rb7 Ke6
  30. 30.Rxc7 Ra2
  31. 31.Rxg7 Rxc2
  32. 32.Rxh7 Kf5
  33. 33.Rh4 Rb2
  34. 34.b4 Ke6
  35. 35.Rc4 Kd5
  36. 36.Rc5+ Kd4
  37. 37.Rc6 Ke3
  38. 38.h3 f5
  39. 39.Rc5 Kf4
  40. 40.Kh2 Rxb4
  41. 41.h4 e4
  42. 42.fxe4 fxe4
  43. 43.Kg1 Rb1+
  44. 44.Kf2 e3+
  45. 45.Ke2 Rb2+
  46. 46.Ke1 Rxg2
  47. 47.Rc8 Rh2
  48. 48.Rf8+ Kg4
  49. 49.Re8 Rxh4
  50. 50.Re4+ Kh3
  51. 51.Rxh4+ Kxh4
  52. 52.Ke2 Kg3
  53. 53.Kxe3

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