Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
Site Riga LAT
Round 10.2
Date 2021.11.06
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p1k/5R1P/5K1r/5P2/8/8 w - - 7 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Bd2 b4
  11. 11.c3 Rb8
  12. 12.cxb4 Bc8
  13. 13.b5 axb5
  14. 14.axb5 Rxb5
  15. 15.h3 Rb8
  16. 16.Nc3 Be6
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.exd5 Nb4
  20. 20.Qb3 c5
  21. 21.Ra4 Na6
  22. 22.Qa2 Nc7
  23. 23.Ba5 Qd7
  24. 24.Bxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Nd2 Qb7
  26. 26.Ra7 Qb4
  27. 27.Rd1 Rb7
  28. 28.Nc4 Rxa7
  29. 29.Qxa7 Qb3
  30. 30.Re1 Qxd3
  31. 31.Qxe7 Qxc4
  32. 32.Qxd6 Qd4
  33. 33.Qxe5 Qxe5
  34. 34.Rxe5 f6
  35. 35.Rf5 Rb8
  36. 36.d6 Rxb2
  37. 37.Rxc5 Rd2
  38. 38.Rc8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rc7+ Kf8
  40. 40.Rd7 g5
  41. 41.g3 h5
  42. 42.h4 gxh4
  43. 43.gxh4 Ke8
  44. 44.Rh7 Rxd6
  45. 45.Rxh5 Kf7
  46. 46.Kg2 Kg6
  47. 47.Ra5 Rd3
  48. 48.h5+ Kh6
  49. 49.f3 Rd1
  50. 50.Kg3 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf4 Rh1
  52. 52.Rf5 Rh4+

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