Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.5
Date 2018.06.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/5kp1/1R3p2/3r2p1/8/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 38

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.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bf5
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Nd7
  14. 14.g3 Re8
  15. 15.Kg2 Nf6
  16. 16.c4 Qd7
  17. 17.Bb2 Rad8
  18. 18.a4 h6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Nh7
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.d5 Ng5
  22. 22.Nxg5 hxg5
  23. 23.a5 cxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 Qe7
  25. 25.Rd1 Bc5
  26. 26.Qf3 b6
  27. 27.Rd5 f6
  28. 28.axb6 axb6
  29. 29.Bd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Qe5
  31. 31.Qd3 Qe2
  32. 32.Qb3 Qe6
  33. 33.Qb5 Rc8
  34. 34.Qd5 Qxd5+
  35. 35.cxd5 Kf7
  36. 36.Rb4 Rc5
  37. 37.Rxb6 Rxd5

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