Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2021.11.29
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p1r2R1/2p1N3/P1P5/8/1K3k2/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nge2 c6
  5. 5.a3 Ba5
  6. 6.b4 Bc7
  7. 7.d4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 e4
  9. 9.d5 Be5
  10. 10.d6 b6
  11. 11.Ng3 Qe8
  12. 12.Qc2 Qe6
  13. 13.O-O-O Re8
  14. 14.Nce2 c5
  15. 15.Nf4 Bxf4
  16. 16.exf4 Qg4
  17. 17.Qd2 Nc6
  18. 18.Be2 Qg6
  19. 19.f5 e3
  20. 20.Qxe3 Rxe3
  21. 21.fxg6 Re6
  22. 22.gxh7+ Kxh7
  23. 23.Bd3+ g6
  24. 24.h4 Ne5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Rxe5
  26. 26.h5 Kg7
  27. 27.hxg6 fxg6
  28. 28.Rhe1 Re8
  29. 29.Rxe8 Nxe8
  30. 30.Be4 Rb8
  31. 31.b5 a6
  32. 32.Kb2 Kf6
  33. 33.a4 Bb7
  34. 34.Bxb7 Rxb7
  35. 35.Ne4+ Ke5
  36. 36.Re1 Kd4
  37. 37.Kb3 Ng7
  38. 38.Ng5 Nf5
  39. 39.Nf3+ Kd3
  40. 40.bxa6 Ra7
  41. 41.Re7 Rxa6
  42. 42.Rxd7 Ke2
  43. 43.Rd8 Kxf2
  44. 44.d7 Ra7
  45. 45.Ne5 Nd4+
  46. 46.Kb2 Kxg2
  47. 47.Re8 Nc6
  48. 48.Nxc6 Rxd7
  49. 49.Rg8 Rd6
  50. 50.Ne5 Kf2
  51. 51.Rxg6

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