Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.5
Date 2017.06.24
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/4r2k/5K2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Nb5 Qd8
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Ne5
  11. 11.Be2 b5
  12. 12.Nf3 Qxd1
  13. 13.Rxd1 Nc6
  14. 14.Bf4 Bb7
  15. 15.a3 Bc5
  16. 16.b4 Be7
  17. 17.Ne5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 O-O
  19. 19.a4 bxa4
  20. 20.Nxa4 Nd5
  21. 21.c4 Nxb4
  22. 22.Rd7 Be4
  23. 23.Rxe7 Nc6
  24. 24.Bd6 Nxe7
  25. 25.Bxe7 Rfb8
  26. 26.c5 Rb3
  27. 27.f3 Bc6
  28. 28.Nb6 Ra7
  29. 29.Bd6 a5
  30. 30.Bd1 Rb4
  31. 31.Ba4 Bxa4
  32. 32.Rxa4 f6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke3 e5
  35. 35.Rxb4 axb4
  36. 36.c6 b3
  37. 37.Kd3 Ra1
  38. 38.Nc4 Ra6
  39. 39.c7 Rc6
  40. 40.f4 b2
  41. 41.Nxb2 Rxd6+
  42. 42.Ke4 Rc6
  43. 43.fxe5 Rxc7
  44. 44.Nd3 Rc2
  45. 45.exf6 Rxg2
  46. 46.fxg7 Rxh2
  47. 47.Nf4 Kxg7
  48. 48.Kf5 Ra2
  49. 49.Ne6+ Kh6
  50. 50.Nf4 Ra5+
  51. 51.Kf6 Rg5
  52. 52.Ne6 Rg6+
  53. 53.Kf5 Rxe6

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