Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.4
Date 2020.04.29
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/5p2/5Q2/3p4/3P4/4Pp2/6P1/4qNK1 b - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nge2 c6
  5. 5.a3 Ba5
  6. 6.b4 Bc7
  7. 7.d4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nb5 e4
  11. 11.Nxc7 Qxc7
  12. 12.Rc1 Qe7
  13. 13.Nf4 Be6
  14. 14.Be2 Nbd7
  15. 15.O-O Rfc8
  16. 16.Qb3 Nb6
  17. 17.Rc5 Nfd7
  18. 18.Rd1 a6
  19. 19.a4 Rd8
  20. 20.Rc7 Qd6
  21. 21.Rdc1 Rac8
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rc5 Qe7
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.Qxb5 Nf6
  27. 27.h4 h6
  28. 28.Qc5 Qd8
  29. 29.Ba3 Bf5
  30. 30.Bb5 g5
  31. 31.hxg5 hxg5
  32. 32.Ne2 Kg7
  33. 33.Bb4 Be6
  34. 34.a5 b6
  35. 35.axb6 Qxb6
  36. 36.f4 exf3
  37. 37.Qf8+ Kg6
  38. 38.Bd3+ Bf5
  39. 39.Bxf5+ Kxf5
  40. 40.Qxc8+ Kg6
  41. 41.Ng3 Qxb4
  42. 42.Qf5+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qxg5+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qxf6 Qe1+
  45. 45.Nf1

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