Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.2
Date 2017.06.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6K1/8/2k5/8/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Re1 Bf5
  10. 10.Qb3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxf5 Qxf5
  13. 13.bxc3 b6
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Qb5 Qd7
  16. 16.Rb1 Rc8
  17. 17.g3 Bf8
  18. 18.Bd2 Nc6
  19. 19.Ne5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Rd8
  21. 21.Qxd7 Rxd7
  22. 22.Rb5 Rad8
  23. 23.a4 Be7
  24. 24.a5 bxa5
  25. 25.Rxa5 f6
  26. 26.Re6 Rb8
  27. 27.Rea6 Rbb7
  28. 28.Kf1 Kf7
  29. 29.Ke2 Bd8
  30. 30.Ra2 Bb6
  31. 31.Bc1 Rbc7
  32. 32.Kd3 Re7
  33. 33.Bf4 Rc8
  34. 34.Bd6 Re1
  35. 35.Bc5 Bxc5
  36. 36.dxc5 Rxc5
  37. 37.Rxa7+ Kg6
  38. 38.R7a5 Rxa5
  39. 39.Rxa5 Rf1
  40. 40.f4 Rd1+
  41. 41.Kc2 Rh1
  42. 42.Rxd5 Rxh2+
  43. 43.Rd2 Rxd2+
  44. 44.Kxd2 Kf5
  45. 45.Ke3 h5
  46. 46.Kf3 g5
  47. 47.fxg5 fxg5
  48. 48.g4+ hxg4+
  49. 49.Kg3 Ke4
  50. 50.Kxg4 Kd3
  51. 51.Kxg5 Kxc3

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