Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2K5/8/8/5Q1p/7k b - - 8 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Na5
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Bh6 Nc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Rxc4
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Rfe1 Qb6
  16. 16.Nb3 a5
  17. 17.a4 Rfc8
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.Rxe5 e6
  20. 20.Rxa5 Qc7
  21. 21.Rg5 e5
  22. 22.Qe3 Re8
  23. 23.Re1 Bxa4
  24. 24.Rxe5 Rxe5
  25. 25.Qxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Rxe5 Bxb3
  27. 27.cxb3 Rb4
  28. 28.Rb5 Rxb5
  29. 29.Nxb5 Ne4
  30. 30.Kf1 Nd2+
  31. 31.Ke2 Nxb3
  32. 32.Kd3 Kf6
  33. 33.Kc4 Na5+
  34. 34.Kd5 Ke7
  35. 35.Nd6 f5
  36. 36.h4 Kd7
  37. 37.h5 gxh5
  38. 38.Nxf5 Nc6
  39. 39.Ng3 Ne7+
  40. 40.Ke4 h4
  41. 41.Nf5 Ng6
  42. 42.f4 Ke6
  43. 43.b4 Kf6
  44. 44.Nd6 b6
  45. 45.b5 Nf8
  46. 46.Nc4 Nd7
  47. 47.Ne3 Nc5+
  48. 48.Kd5 Na4
  49. 49.Kd6 h5
  50. 50.Kc6 Ke6
  51. 51.Nd5 Kf5
  52. 52.Nxb6 Nxb6
  53. 53.Kxb6 Kxf4
  54. 54.Kc5 Kg3
  55. 55.b6 Kxg2
  56. 56.b7 h3
  57. 57.b8=Q h2
  58. 58.Qb2+ Kg1
  59. 59.Qd4+ Kg2
  60. 60.Qe4+ Kg1
  61. 61.Qe3+ Kg2
  62. 62.Qg5+ Kf2
  63. 63.Qd5 Kg1
  64. 64.Qd1+ Kg2
  65. 65.Qe2+ Kg1
  66. 66.Qe1+ Kg2
  67. 67.Qe4+ Kg1
  68. 68.Qg6+ Kf2
  69. 69.Qxh5 Kg1
  70. 70.Qg4+ Kh1
  71. 71.Qf3+ Kg1
  72. 72.Qg3+ Kh1
  73. 73.Qf2

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