Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.27
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p1qb1k1/pP2p3/P1p1Q1P1/1nPp1p1R/K2P4/5R2/8 b - - 2 53

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 d6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.c3 Qe8
  11. 11.b4 Qg6
  12. 12.Be3 Rf7
  13. 13.Nbd2 Raf8
  14. 14.b5 Na5
  15. 15.Kh2 Qh7
  16. 16.Rg1 g5
  17. 17.Ne1 Qg6
  18. 18.g4 d5
  19. 19.f3 Bd6
  20. 20.Kg2 c5
  21. 21.c4 d4
  22. 22.Bf2 h5
  23. 23.Bg3 Rh7
  24. 24.Ra2 Nd7
  25. 25.Nb3 Nxb3
  26. 26.Qxb3 Rff7
  27. 27.a5 Qf6
  28. 28.Rf2 Nf8
  29. 29.Kf1 Ng6
  30. 30.Ke2 hxg4
  31. 31.fxg4 Qg7
  32. 32.Rh2 Qf8
  33. 33.Qa3 Rf6
  34. 34.Rgg2 Rhf7
  35. 35.Qc1 Be7
  36. 36.Kd1 Rf1
  37. 37.Qd2 R7f3
  38. 38.Kc2 Re3
  39. 39.Bf2 Rexe1
  40. 40.Bxe1 Rf7
  41. 41.Bg3 Rf4
  42. 42.Rf2 Kg7
  43. 43.Kb3 Qd8
  44. 44.Bxf4 exf4
  45. 45.e5 Nxe5
  46. 46.Qe2 Bf6
  47. 47.Ka4 a6
  48. 48.b6 Qd7+
  49. 49.Ka3 Nc6
  50. 50.h4 gxh4
  51. 51.g5 Be7
  52. 52.Rxh4 Nb4
  53. 53.Qe5+

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