Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Superbet Classic 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Classic 2022
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 4.4
Date 2022.05.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/p7/8/2p5/2Bq1Q1p/PP4rP/5R1K b - - 5 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Nxf2
  12. 12.Rxf2 Bxf2+
  13. 13.Kxf2 f6
  14. 14.Nf1 fxe5
  15. 15.Kg1 Qd7
  16. 16.Bg5 Rae8
  17. 17.Qd2 d4
  18. 18.Ng3 h6
  19. 19.Bh4 dxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 Rxf3
  21. 21.gxf3 Nd4
  22. 22.Bd1 Rf8
  23. 23.Ne4 Bc4
  24. 24.Kg2 Rf4
  25. 25.Be1 Qf5
  26. 26.Nd2 e4
  27. 27.Bg3 exf3+
  28. 28.Kf2 Rg4
  29. 29.Nxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.Bxf3 Nxf3
  31. 31.Qxf3 Qc2+
  32. 32.Qe2 Qf5+
  33. 33.Kg1 h5
  34. 34.Rf1 Qg6
  35. 35.Kh1 h4
  36. 36.Bxc7 h3
  37. 37.Qf3 Qd3
  38. 38.Be5 Rg2
  39. 39.Bc3

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