Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Chessable Masters GpB · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Chessable Masters GpB
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.06.21
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5N2/1r3pp1/1P2nk1p/5R2/pB4KP/1n3P2/2r5/3R4 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bf5
  6. 6.g3 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qb3 Qb6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Rd8
  11. 11.Nc4 Qa6
  12. 12.Bg5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rfe1 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Nb6
  15. 15.Nce5 Qa4
  16. 16.Bd2 Be4
  17. 17.Qxa4 Nxa4
  18. 18.b3 Nb6
  19. 19.Ba5 Rd5
  20. 20.Bc3 c5
  21. 21.e3 Rdd8
  22. 22.Red1 Nbd5
  23. 23.Ba5 Rdc8
  24. 24.Rac1 b6
  25. 25.Be1 a5
  26. 26.a4 Rc7
  27. 27.Nc4 Rac8
  28. 28.dxc5 Bxc5
  29. 29.Nd4 Bxg2
  30. 30.Kxg2 Bxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Nd7
  32. 32.e4 N5f6
  33. 33.Rcd1 Rb8
  34. 34.f3 Kh7
  35. 35.g4 e5
  36. 36.Rd6 Nc5
  37. 37.Nxe5 Nxb3
  38. 38.h4 b5
  39. 39.g5 Nh5
  40. 40.Nd7 Rbc8
  41. 41.axb5 a4
  42. 42.b6 Rb7
  43. 43.Bb4 Nf4+
  44. 44.Kg3 Ne6
  45. 45.Kg4 Rc2
  46. 46.g6+ Kxg6
  47. 47.Nf8+ Kf6
  48. 48.e5+ Kxe5
  49. 49.R6d5+ Kf6
  50. 50.Rf5#

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