Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.2
Date 2022.08.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3R1pr1/8/1p1k4/7p/2P4P/1P3RPK/1r6 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Nh4
  13. 13.Nxh4 Bxh4
  14. 14.Ne2 g5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bxg3
  16. 16.Nxg3 Ke7
  17. 17.f4 gxf4
  18. 18.Rxf4 Be6
  19. 19.Nf5+ Bxf5
  20. 20.Rxf5 Rag8
  21. 21.Kh2 Rh7
  22. 22.Rd2 h4
  23. 23.Rf4 Ke6
  24. 24.Rdd4 Rhg7
  25. 25.Rf2 Rh7
  26. 26.a4 c5
  27. 27.Rf6+ Kxe5
  28. 28.Rdf4 Rd8
  29. 29.R4f5+ Ke4
  30. 30.Rxc5 c6
  31. 31.Rf2 Ke3
  32. 32.Rcf5 Rd1
  33. 33.R5f3+ Ke4
  34. 34.Re2+ Kd5
  35. 35.Re7 Rc1
  36. 36.Rf2 b5
  37. 37.axb5 cxb5
  38. 38.Rxa7 Rg7
  39. 39.c3 Rb1
  40. 40.Rd7+

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