Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.2
Date 2022.08.30
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p5kp/1p4p1/8/1P1p4/P2B2PP/1n3P2/6K1 w - - 3 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2+ Be6
  9. 9.Ng5 Qe7
  10. 10.Nxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Nd2 Nc6
  14. 14.Nf3 Rae8
  15. 15.Bd2 Qc7
  16. 16.g3 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Rxe5
  19. 19.Qd1 Qd7
  20. 20.Bf4 Re7
  21. 21.Bxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Qd2 g6
  23. 23.Rad1 Kg7
  24. 24.Bc2 Rfe8
  25. 25.Rfe1 Re5
  26. 26.Kg2 b6
  27. 27.h3 Qc6
  28. 28.Rxe5 Rxe5
  29. 29.Re1 d4+
  30. 30.Kg1 Qe6
  31. 31.Rxe5 Qxe5
  32. 32.cxd4 cxd4
  33. 33.a3 Nd7
  34. 34.b4 Qd5
  35. 35.Qe2 Ne5
  36. 36.Qe4 Qxe4
  37. 37.Bxe4 Nc4
  38. 38.Bd3 Nb2

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