Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 58 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 1.21
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

k7/1R6/P7/8/8/7K/8/8 b - - 0 58

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.Re1 Nf6
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bg4
  12. 12.Ng3 b5
  13. 13.Bb3 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Na5
  15. 15.Be3 Nd7
  16. 16.Rc1 Nxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Qd4
  21. 21.Rc2 Rac8
  22. 22.Rec1 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rxc2 h5
  24. 24.Kg2 h4
  25. 25.Ne2 Qe5
  26. 26.Qe3 f5
  27. 27.h3 Rd8
  28. 28.Qg5 Qf6
  29. 29.Qxf6 Bxf6
  30. 30.Nf4 Rd4
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kf7
  32. 32.Rc7+ Ke8
  33. 33.Rc6 Kf7
  34. 34.Nd5 Be5
  35. 35.Rxa6 fxe4
  36. 36.fxe4 Rxe4
  37. 37.Rb6 Re2
  38. 38.Rxb5 Bd4
  39. 39.Ne3 Bxe3
  40. 40.Kf3 Rxf2+
  41. 41.Kxe3 Rh2
  42. 42.Kf3 Rxh3+
  43. 43.Kg4 Rh1
  44. 44.a4 h3
  45. 45.a5 g5
  46. 46.b4 Ke6
  47. 47.Kg3 Kd6
  48. 48.a6 Ra1
  49. 49.Rb6+ Kc7
  50. 50.Rb7+ Kc8
  51. 51.b5 g4
  52. 52.Rh7 Kb8
  53. 53.Kxg4 Ra5
  54. 54.Rh8+ Ka7
  55. 55.Rh7+ Kb8
  56. 56.Rb7+ Ka8
  57. 57.Kxh3 Rxa6
  58. 58.bxa6

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