Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · English Opening · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 7.3
Date 2018.04.07
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/p4p2/1p2q3/2pRr3/2P3p1/2Q3P1/7P/5R1K w - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O e4
  7. 7.Ng5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.d3 Bf5
  12. 12.Bf4 h6
  13. 13.Nxe4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qb2 b6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qc5
  16. 16.dxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Bf1 Re7
  18. 18.a4 Rae8
  19. 19.Rac1 g5
  20. 20.Bd2 Qf5
  21. 21.f3 Qc5+
  22. 22.Kh1 Bd5
  23. 23.Be1 Bc4
  24. 24.e4 Bxf1
  25. 25.Bf2 Qc4
  26. 26.Rxf1 Qxa4
  27. 27.c4 Ne5
  28. 28.Bd4 g4
  29. 29.fxg4 Qd7
  30. 30.Qc3 c5
  31. 31.Bxe5 Rxe5
  32. 32.Qf3 Rxe4
  33. 33.Rcd1 Qe6
  34. 34.g5 hxg5
  35. 35.Rd5 g4
  36. 36.Qc3 Re5

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