Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.29
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/P3n2p/4q1p1/4p3/1Pp1Q1N1/2p4P/3R1PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bg5 f6
  9. 9.Be3 Nh6
  10. 10.dxe5 fxe5
  11. 11.Bg5 Qc8
  12. 12.Bb3 Na5
  13. 13.Bd5 c6
  14. 14.Bb3 Qc7
  15. 15.Bc2 Nf7
  16. 16.Nbd2 b5
  17. 17.Be3 O-O
  18. 18.Qe2 Be6
  19. 19.Bd3 Nb7
  20. 20.b4 c5
  21. 21.a4 c4
  22. 22.Bc2 Rfb8
  23. 23.a5 Rf8
  24. 24.Rfd1 Nbd8
  25. 25.Nf1 Nc6
  26. 26.h3 Ne7
  27. 27.Ng5 Nxg5
  28. 28.Bxg5 Bf6
  29. 29.Bh6 Bg7
  30. 30.Bg5 Bf6
  31. 31.Be3 Qc6
  32. 32.Rd2 Rad8
  33. 33.Rad1 Rd7
  34. 34.Nh2 Bg7
  35. 35.Bg5 Nc8
  36. 36.Qe3 Rdf7
  37. 37.Rf1 Qd7
  38. 38.Bd1 Ne7
  39. 39.Bg4 Bf6
  40. 40.Bxe6 Qxe6
  41. 41.Bxf6 Rxf6
  42. 42.Ng4 Rf4
  43. 43.Qb6 Nc8
  44. 44.Qxa6 Rxe4
  45. 45.Qxb5 Ne7
  46. 46.a6 d5
  47. 47.a7 d4
  48. 48.Qb7 dxc3
  49. 49.Qxe4

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