Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2020.03.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

7k/7p/6p1/rBb5/8/7P/6P1/3R3K w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 O-O
  12. 12.Be3 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nb4
  14. 14.Nc3 Bb7
  15. 15.Ng5 Qe7
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Nxf7 e4
  18. 18.Nd6+ Kh8
  19. 19.Nxb7 Rxb7
  20. 20.Qe2 c6
  21. 21.Rad1 Rd7
  22. 22.f3 exf3
  23. 23.Rxf3 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Nxd1 Bxc5
  26. 26.Qf2 Bd6
  27. 27.Nc3 Nd3
  28. 28.Qe2 Nc5
  29. 29.Ba2 Re8
  30. 30.Qd2 Nce4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Nxe4
  32. 32.Qd3 Ng5
  33. 33.Bxg5 Bc5+
  34. 34.Kh1 Qxg5
  35. 35.Rf1 Qe5
  36. 36.Qd5 Qe2
  37. 37.Qf5 Qe5
  38. 38.Qxe5 Rxe5
  39. 39.Rd1 g6
  40. 40.Bd5 Re7
  41. 41.Bc6 Re2
  42. 42.Bb7 Rxb2
  43. 43.Bxa6 Ra2
  44. 44.Bxb5 Rxa5

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