Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.32
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Qpk/7p/5r2/4q2P/5NP1/5P1K/8 w - - 14 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nc3 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.e3 a5
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 c6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Bb4
  17. 17.Nd3 Qe7
  18. 18.Nxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Ne2 Ra5
  20. 20.Nf4 Rfa8
  21. 21.b3 Nd5
  22. 22.Nd3 f5
  23. 23.Ra2 Kh7
  24. 24.Re2 Rd8
  25. 25.Ree1 Raa8
  26. 26.e4 fxe4
  27. 27.Rxe4 b5
  28. 28.Qxc6 bxa4
  29. 29.Rxe6 Qf7
  30. 30.Ne5 Qf5
  31. 31.Rd6 Rac8
  32. 32.Qxd5 Rxd6
  33. 33.Qxd6 Rxc1
  34. 34.Qxb4 Qe4+
  35. 35.Nf3 a3
  36. 36.Qxa3 Rc3
  37. 37.Qf8 Rxb3
  38. 38.Qf7 Rd3
  39. 39.h4 Rxd4
  40. 40.Qb3 Rd3
  41. 41.Qf7 Rc3
  42. 42.Qf8 Rc1
  43. 43.Qf7 Rd1
  44. 44.Kh2 Rd3
  45. 45.Kg2 Rd5
  46. 46.Kh2 Rf5

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