Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2025
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.5
Date 2025.08.14
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/7p/7P/5kpK/8/8/8/8 w - - 5 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Nb8
  9. 9.a4 Be7
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bf5
  12. 12.Be3 a6
  13. 13.Na3 Nd7
  14. 14.Qd2 Rc8
  15. 15.Nc4 b6
  16. 16.Rfc1 a5
  17. 17.b4 axb4
  18. 18.Qxb4 Rb8
  19. 19.Rab1 Nf6
  20. 20.Bxb6 Qc8
  21. 21.Ne3 Bg6
  22. 22.a5 Nd7
  23. 23.Nc4 Nc5
  24. 24.Qa3 Ne4
  25. 25.a6 Ra8
  26. 26.a7 Qd7
  27. 27.Be3 f5
  28. 28.f3 f4
  29. 29.Bb6 Nf6
  30. 30.Ra1 Nxd5
  31. 31.Bf2 Bf7
  32. 32.Rd1 Qc7
  33. 33.Bf1 Rfc8
  34. 34.Rxd5 Bxd5
  35. 35.Nb6 Bb7
  36. 36.Qb3+ d5
  37. 37.Nxa8 Bxa8
  38. 38.Ba6 Rf8
  39. 39.c4 Bc5
  40. 40.cxd5 Bxf2+
  41. 41.Kxf2 Qxa7+
  42. 42.Kf1 Kh8
  43. 43.Ra2 Qd4
  44. 44.Bc4 e4
  45. 45.fxe4 Qxe4
  46. 46.Re2 Qd4
  47. 47.Qd3 Qxd3
  48. 48.Bxd3 Bxd5
  49. 49.Kf2 f3
  50. 50.Re5 fxg2+
  51. 51.Kg1 Bg8
  52. 52.Kxg2 g6
  53. 53.Re7 Bf7
  54. 54.Be4 Kg7
  55. 55.Ra7 Kf6
  56. 56.Ra8 Be8
  57. 57.Kg3 Ke7
  58. 58.Ra7+ Bd7
  59. 59.Bc6 Rd8
  60. 60.h4 Kd6
  61. 61.Bxd7 Rxd7
  62. 62.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  63. 63.h5 g5
  64. 64.h6 Ke6
  65. 65.Kg4 Kf6
  66. 66.Kh5 Kf5

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