Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Titled Tue 18th Apr Late · 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2023.04.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/4R3/8/1p6/1BB5/2P1p1KP/8/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.d4 Bxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 d6
  11. 11.f4 Nc6
  12. 12.Qc3 Ne7
  13. 13.Qe1 O-O
  14. 14.axb5 axb5
  15. 15.e5 Nfd5
  16. 16.Nc3 Nxc3
  17. 17.Qxc3 Nf5
  18. 18.g4 Nh4
  19. 19.f5 dxe5
  20. 20.Qg3 e4
  21. 21.Bf4 Nf3+
  22. 22.Kg2 Qd4
  23. 23.Rad1 Qxb2
  24. 24.Bxc7 Rb7
  25. 25.Bd6 Re8
  26. 26.Bb4 h5
  27. 27.h3 Bd7
  28. 28.Qd6 Qe5
  29. 29.Qxe5 Rxe5
  30. 30.Kg3 Re8
  31. 31.Kf4 Bc6
  32. 32.Rd6 Rc7
  33. 33.g5 Kh8
  34. 34.Rfd1 Bb7
  35. 35.Rd8 Rc8
  36. 36.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  37. 37.Bxf7 Rc8
  38. 38.Bxh5 Nh4
  39. 39.Rd7 Bc6
  40. 40.Ra7 Ng2+
  41. 41.Kg3 Ne3
  42. 42.Bg6 Bd5
  43. 43.c3 Nc4
  44. 44.Re7 e3
  45. 45.f6 gxf6
  46. 46.gxf6 Bg8
  47. 47.f7 Bxf7
  48. 48.Bxf7 Rf8
  49. 49.Bxc4

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