Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.25
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/PR6/4N2k/3n1P2/8/7K/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 h6
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Re8
  9. 9.h3 Bf8
  10. 10.a5 a6
  11. 11.Nh2 Be6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Ne7
  14. 14.Qf3 Ng6
  15. 15.Bb3 Nh7
  16. 16.g3 Ng5
  17. 17.Qh5 Nh7
  18. 18.h4 Qc8
  19. 19.Qg4 Qxg4
  20. 20.Nxg4 f5
  21. 21.h5 Nh8
  22. 22.Ne3 f4
  23. 23.Ng4 fxg3
  24. 24.fxg3 Nf7
  25. 25.Rf1 Be7
  26. 26.Ba4 Rf8
  27. 27.Bd7 Bg5
  28. 28.Be6 Rae8
  29. 29.Ne3 Nf6
  30. 30.Kg2 Kh8
  31. 31.c4 Nd8
  32. 32.Bf5 Kg8
  33. 33.Bg6 Nf7
  34. 34.Nf5 Bxc1
  35. 35.Raxc1 Rd8
  36. 36.Rce1 Ng5
  37. 37.Ne7+ Kh8
  38. 38.Bf5 Rfe8
  39. 39.Ng6+ Kg8
  40. 40.g4 c6
  41. 41.dxc6 bxc6
  42. 42.b4 Rb8
  43. 43.Rb1 d5
  44. 44.b5 cxb5
  45. 45.cxb5 axb5
  46. 46.Rfc1 e4
  47. 47.dxe4 dxe4
  48. 48.a6 Ra8
  49. 49.Rc6 e3
  50. 50.Nf4 e2
  51. 51.Re1 b4
  52. 52.Rxe2 Rxe2+
  53. 53.Nxe2 Nge4
  54. 54.Nd4 Nc3
  55. 55.Be6+ Kh7
  56. 56.Bf5+ Kg8
  57. 57.Ne6 Ncd5
  58. 58.Nc5 Ne3+
  59. 59.Kf3 Nxf5
  60. 60.gxf5 Nxh5
  61. 61.Rb6 Nf6
  62. 62.Rxb4 Nd5
  63. 63.Rb7 h5
  64. 64.a7 Kh7
  65. 65.Ne6 Kh6
  66. 66.Rxg7 h4
  67. 67.Rg6+ Kh7
  68. 68.Rg7+ Kh6
  69. 69.Rb7 h3
  70. 70.Kg3 Rg8+
  71. 71.Kxh3

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