Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 9.5
Date 2024.07.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/7R/3nk1p1/6P1/7P/2p2K2/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.Re1 Ne7
  11. 11.a5 Ba7
  12. 12.Be3 exd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 c5
  15. 15.Qe3 O-O
  16. 16.Nbd2 Nc6
  17. 17.Qf4 Nxa5
  18. 18.Bc2 Nc6
  19. 19.Nf1 Qc7
  20. 20.Ng3 Ne7
  21. 21.e5 dxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Rae8
  23. 23.Nd3 Qc6
  24. 24.Qf3 Qxf3
  25. 25.gxf3 c4
  26. 26.Nc5 Bxf3
  27. 27.Re3 Bg4
  28. 28.Rxa6 Ned5
  29. 29.Rxe8 Rxe8
  30. 30.Nge4 Bf3
  31. 31.Kf1 h6
  32. 32.Nd6 Rb8
  33. 33.Nf5 Bg4
  34. 34.Nd4 b4
  35. 35.f3 bxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 Ne3+
  37. 37.Ke2 Nxc2
  38. 38.fxg4 Nxd4+
  39. 39.cxd4 Rd8
  40. 40.h3 Rxd4
  41. 41.Ra4 Nd5
  42. 42.Kf3 Rf4+
  43. 43.Kg3 g5
  44. 44.Ra8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Rc8 c3
  46. 46.Nd3 Rd4
  47. 47.Nf2 Kg7
  48. 48.Rc5 Kf6
  49. 49.Kf3 Ke5
  50. 50.Rc6 Rd2
  51. 51.Rxh6 Rxf2+
  52. 52.Kxf2 c2

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