Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Croatia GCT 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.4
Date 2019.07.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2p5/8/1p1n1Pp1/1Pq3P1/4p1QP/8/2B1Rr1K w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rxa8 Qxa8
  12. 12.Nh4 Bc8
  13. 13.Na3 Bg4
  14. 14.Qc2 Qb8
  15. 15.Kh1 g5
  16. 16.Nf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.exf5 O-O
  18. 18.Qd1 Na5
  19. 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  20. 20.b4 Bxb4
  21. 21.cxb4 Nc6
  22. 22.Nc2 Qc8
  23. 23.g4 Qa8
  24. 24.f3 Qa2
  25. 25.d4 Re7
  26. 26.dxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Qd3 e4
  28. 28.Qc3 Ne5
  29. 29.f4 Nd5
  30. 30.Qh3 Nf3
  31. 31.Ne1 Nxe1
  32. 32.Rxe1 e3
  33. 33.fxg5 hxg5
  34. 34.Qg2 Qc4
  35. 35.Qf3 Re4
  36. 36.h3 Rf4
  37. 37.Qg3 Rf1+

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