Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 82 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.17
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 82
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Final Position

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

8/8/5b2/3K1k2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 83

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.Rfd1 Bf6
  20. 20.Bd3 Nb7
  21. 21.c4 Nc5
  22. 22.Bc2 b4
  23. 23.Nb3 Na4
  24. 24.Bd3 c5
  25. 25.h3 a5
  26. 26.Rab1 Nb6
  27. 27.Nbd2 a4
  28. 28.Nf1 Qe7
  29. 29.Rbc1 h6
  30. 30.N1h2 Kh7
  31. 31.Qd2 Rad8
  32. 32.Bf1 Ng5
  33. 33.Bd3 Nxf3+
  34. 34.Nxf3 Bg7
  35. 35.Be2 Rxf3
  36. 36.Bxf3 Nxc4
  37. 37.Rxc4 Bxc4
  38. 38.Bxc5 Bxa2
  39. 39.Bxb4 Qb7
  40. 40.Qc3 Rc8
  41. 41.Qa3 Bb3
  42. 42.Re1 Qb6
  43. 43.Bxd6 Rc2
  44. 44.Re2 Rc8
  45. 45.Rd2 Qc6
  46. 46.Kh2 h5
  47. 47.Qb4 Bh6
  48. 48.Bxe5 Re8
  49. 49.Rd6 Qc7
  50. 50.Qd4 Rxe5
  51. 51.Rd7+ Qxd7
  52. 52.Qxd7+ Bg7
  53. 53.g4 hxg4
  54. 54.Qxg4 Rc5
  55. 55.Qh4+ Kg8
  56. 56.Qd8+ Kh7
  57. 57.Kg2 Rc2
  58. 58.Qh4+ Kg8
  59. 59.e5 Rxb2
  60. 60.Qd4 a3
  61. 61.Bd5+ Bxd5+
  62. 62.Qxd5+ Kh7
  63. 63.e6 a2
  64. 64.e7 Re2
  65. 65.e8=Q Rxe8
  66. 66.Qxa2 Re5
  67. 67.Qc4 Rh5
  68. 68.f4 Rf5
  69. 69.Qc7 Rh5
  70. 70.Kg3 Rf5
  71. 71.Kg4 Rh5
  72. 72.h4 Rf5
  73. 73.Qd7 Rh5
  74. 74.Qe6 Rf5
  75. 75.Qxf5 gxf5+
  76. 76.Kxf5 Kh6
  77. 77.Kg4 Bf6
  78. 78.h5 Be7
  79. 79.f5 Bf6
  80. 80.Kf4 Kxh5
  81. 81.Ke4 Kg5
  82. 82.Kd5 Kxf5

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