Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 13.2
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/1p6/1N1k3P/5Pn1/3K4 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bg7
  4. 4.c3 d6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Nxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 d5
  10. 10.Bd3 dxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O Nf6
  13. 13.Bc2 Be6
  14. 14.Re1 Bd5
  15. 15.Bb3 Rc8
  16. 16.Bg5 Qd6
  17. 17.Bxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Qb3 Rc7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rxc7 Rxc7
  21. 21.Qa4 Qd7
  22. 22.Qxa7 h6
  23. 23.Bd2 Rc2
  24. 24.b3 e6
  25. 25.Rc1 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Bxc1 Qc6
  27. 27.Bd2 g5
  28. 28.Qc5 Qa6
  29. 29.Qc8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qe8 Qxa2
  31. 31.Qxf7 Qxb3
  32. 32.Qxe6 Qb1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Nf6
  34. 34.d5 Qe4
  35. 35.Qxe4+ Nxe4
  36. 36.Bb4 Kg6
  37. 37.Kg1 b5
  38. 38.Kf1 Bc3
  39. 39.Bxc3 Nxc3
  40. 40.d6 Kf6
  41. 41.Ne5 Nd5
  42. 42.Ng4+ Ke6
  43. 43.Nxh6 Kxd6
  44. 44.Nf7+ Kc5
  45. 45.Nxg5 b4
  46. 46.Ne4+ Kd4
  47. 47.Nd2 Kd3
  48. 48.Ke1 Nf4
  49. 49.Kd1 Nxg2
  50. 50.Nb3

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