Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.2
Date 2020.04.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p3kpp/p1b2p2/7P/6P1/P1B2PK1/1P6/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.h4 Nf6
  8. 8.Nge2 Ne4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Bxe4
  10. 10.f3 Bf5
  11. 11.g4 Be6
  12. 12.Bg3 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nf4 c5
  15. 15.Be2 Rc8
  16. 16.Kf2 Qb6
  17. 17.Qd2 cxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Bb4
  19. 19.Qd3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qe3 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.Kg2 Rfe8
  23. 23.Qf2 Bd6
  24. 24.Rhe1 Bxf4
  25. 25.Bxf4 f6
  26. 26.d5 Qxf2+
  27. 27.Kxf2 Bxd5
  28. 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  29. 29.Rd1 Be6
  30. 30.Rd4 Kf7
  31. 31.Bd2 Rc8
  32. 32.a3 Ke8
  33. 33.Bc3 Rc5
  34. 34.Re4 Kf7
  35. 35.h5 Rd5
  36. 36.Rxc4 Rd2+
  37. 37.Bxd2 Bxc4
  38. 38.Bc3 a6
  39. 39.Kg3 Bd5
  40. 40.Kf4 Bc6
  41. 41.Kg3

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