Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

World Blitz 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2023
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 19.6
Date 2023.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R3Q3/2r2pkb/2B2p1p/3P1P2/3P2P1/6q1/KP6/8 b - - 9 39

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.c3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bg5 Rb8
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 O-O
  16. 16.Na3 Re8
  17. 17.Nxb5 exd4
  18. 18.Bd5 Ne5
  19. 19.Nbxd4 Nxf3+
  20. 20.Qxf3 Bxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Bh7
  22. 22.Bc6 Re6
  23. 23.Bd5 Re8
  24. 24.Bxf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Qc3 Re7
  26. 26.Re3 Kg7
  27. 27.f4 c6
  28. 28.Bxc6 Rc8
  29. 29.f5 d5
  30. 30.exd5 Rxe3
  31. 31.Qxe3 Qd6
  32. 32.Ra8 Rc7
  33. 33.Qe8 Qg3+
  34. 34.Kf1 Qxh3+
  35. 35.Ke1 Qg3+
  36. 36.Kd2 Qf4+
  37. 37.Kc2 Qf2+
  38. 38.Kb3 Qg3+
  39. 39.Ka2

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