Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid Paris 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.1
Date 2019.07.28
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/8/P4b2/8/4R2P/2p5/4K3/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 g6
  8. 8.e5 dxe5
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  10. 10.Bg2 Kc7
  11. 11.O-O Be6
  12. 12.Re1 Nd7
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.a4 Rc8
  15. 15.a5 Bg7
  16. 16.Ra4 Kb8
  17. 17.Rb4 Rc7
  18. 18.Rd1 Rhc8
  19. 19.Bf1 Ka8
  20. 20.Na4 f5
  21. 21.c4 e4
  22. 22.c5 Ne5
  23. 23.Nb6+ Kb8
  24. 24.Nxc8 Kxc8
  25. 25.Rb6 Bd7
  26. 26.b4 Ba4
  27. 27.Rb1 Nd3
  28. 28.Be2 Bc6
  29. 29.f3 Ne5
  30. 30.fxe4 Bxe4
  31. 31.Rd1 Bc6
  32. 32.Bf4 Bf6
  33. 33.h4 Rd7
  34. 34.Rxd7 Kxd7
  35. 35.b5 axb5
  36. 36.Bxb5 Bxb5
  37. 37.Rxb5 Kc8
  38. 38.Bxe5 Bxe5
  39. 39.c6 Bd4+
  40. 40.Kg2 bxc6
  41. 41.Rb1 h6
  42. 42.a6 e5
  43. 43.Rb7 h5
  44. 44.Rg7 Kb8
  45. 45.Rxg6 c5
  46. 46.Kf3 c4
  47. 47.Ke2 e4
  48. 48.Rg5 Be5
  49. 49.g4 hxg4
  50. 50.Rxf5 Bd4
  51. 51.Rg5 c3
  52. 52.Rxg4 Bf6
  53. 53.Rxe4

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