Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 15.1
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3nQ3/3PNppk/pq5p/6r1/P7/8/6PP/5R1K b - - 10 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Re8
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 Na5
  13. 13.Ba2 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 c6
  15. 15.Ba2 c5
  16. 16.Nd2 Bg5
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Be6
  19. 19.Bxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.Bxg5 Qxg5
  21. 21.Rf5 Qe7
  22. 22.Nf1 Re5
  23. 23.Rf2 d5
  24. 24.exd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Qf3 Rad8
  26. 26.Ne3 Re5
  27. 27.Nf5 Re1+
  28. 28.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  29. 29.Rf1 Qe5
  30. 30.c3 bxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Kh7
  32. 32.d4 cxd4
  33. 33.cxd4 Qe6
  34. 34.Qc3 Rd5
  35. 35.Ne3 Rg5
  36. 36.d5 Qe5
  37. 37.Qd3+ Kg8
  38. 38.d6 Nc6
  39. 39.d7 Qe7
  40. 40.Nf5 Qc5+
  41. 41.Kh1 Nd8
  42. 42.Qe4 Qb6
  43. 43.Qe8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Ne7

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