Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · English Opening · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.34
Date 2021.11.29
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/1p1k3p/1P2p1p1/2KnP1P1/3B1P2/8 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.c4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 O-O
  7. 7.a3 Bc5
  8. 8.e3 b6
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Bf3 Rc8
  12. 12.b4 Be7
  13. 13.Rc1 a6
  14. 14.Nb3 Qc7
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Na4 Ne4
  18. 18.Nb2 Bf6
  19. 19.Rfd1 d5
  20. 20.Be1 h6
  21. 21.cxd5 exd5
  22. 22.Nd4 b5
  23. 23.Nb3 Nc4
  24. 24.Nd3 Qe7
  25. 25.Nbc5 Rfd8
  26. 26.Nxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Nf4 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Nd5 Qe6
  30. 30.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  32. 32.Bc3 Qd3
  33. 33.Qe1 Nxa3
  34. 34.h3 Nc2
  35. 35.Qd2 Qxd2
  36. 36.Bxd2 f5
  37. 37.Kf1 Kf7
  38. 38.Ke2 Ke6
  39. 39.Kd1 Na3
  40. 40.Bc1 Nc4
  41. 41.Kc2 g5
  42. 42.Kc3 h5
  43. 43.Kb3 Kd5
  44. 44.Kc3 g4
  45. 45.hxg4 fxg4
  46. 46.g3 Ne5
  47. 47.Bd2 Nd3

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