Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.2
Date 2021.06.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5kb1/2r1b3/p1p1q2p/P5PB/4P2P/2Q2R2/5P1K/3R4 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.d3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 b4
  12. 12.Re1 Rb8
  13. 13.Bc2 Re8
  14. 14.Nf1 d5
  15. 15.Ng3 Bg6
  16. 16.a5 bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Na7
  18. 18.Ba4 c6
  19. 19.Qc2 dxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 Nb5
  21. 21.Bg5 h6
  22. 22.Bh4 Qe7
  23. 23.Rad1 Qe6
  24. 24.Re2 Na3
  25. 25.Qd3 Nb5
  26. 26.Rb2 Qe7
  27. 27.Rbd2 Qe6
  28. 28.Kh2 Nh5
  29. 29.Nxh5 Bxh5
  30. 30.g4 Bg6
  31. 31.Bg3 f6
  32. 32.Nh4 Bf7
  33. 33.Nf5 Kh7
  34. 34.Qf3 Rb7
  35. 35.Bc2 Na3
  36. 36.Bd3 Nb5
  37. 37.Be2 Rc7
  38. 38.h4 Qb3
  39. 39.Rd7 Rec8
  40. 40.g5 Nxc3
  41. 41.R7d3 Bb4
  42. 42.Nxg7 Kxg7
  43. 43.Qxf6+ Kf8
  44. 44.Bxe5 Qe6
  45. 45.Qg7+ Ke8
  46. 46.Bxc7 Be7
  47. 47.Qh8+ Bg8
  48. 48.Qxc3 Rxc7
  49. 49.Bh5+ Kf8
  50. 50.Rf3+

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