Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.1
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pk1/2nRb1Pp/2q1P3/5Pn1/2p3K1/2B3P1/4Q3 w - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Re1 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Bb6
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.Nxe3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba4 Ng6
  14. 14.Bc2 Re8
  15. 15.d4 c6
  16. 16.Qd2 Qc7
  17. 17.Nf5 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Bxa2
  19. 19.b3 a4
  20. 20.bxa4 Bc4
  21. 21.Qc1 Ne7
  22. 22.Ne3 Be6
  23. 23.Qb2 Ra8
  24. 24.c4 Ng6
  25. 25.Rb1 Ra7
  26. 26.Red1 Ng4
  27. 27.Nf5 Rd8
  28. 28.h3 Nf6
  29. 29.c5 dxc5
  30. 30.dxe5 Nd7
  31. 31.Rd2 Rb8
  32. 32.Nd6 c4
  33. 33.Rbd1 b5
  34. 34.Nd4 Ndxe5
  35. 35.axb5 Qxd6
  36. 36.Nxc6 Qxc6
  37. 37.Rd8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rxb8 Qc7
  39. 39.Rdd8 c3
  40. 40.Qc1 Qc5
  41. 41.b6 Ra2
  42. 42.b7 Qb6
  43. 43.h4 Nc6
  44. 44.Ra8 Qxb7
  45. 45.Rxa2 Bxa2
  46. 46.Rd6 Nge5
  47. 47.f4 Qb6+
  48. 48.Kh1 Ng4
  49. 49.e5+ g6
  50. 50.Qe1 Be6
  51. 51.h5 Kg7
  52. 52.hxg6 Nf2+
  53. 53.Kh2 Ng4+
  54. 54.Kg3 Qc5

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