Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 59 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 1.1
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

4Q2k/6p1/7p/1P5P/8/1q1p2P1/5PK1/8 b - - 10 59

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.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.a5 Nd7
  12. 12.Be2 a6
  13. 13.Na3 Nf6
  14. 14.Bb4 b5
  15. 15.c4 Bb7
  16. 16.O-O bxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Rb8
  18. 18.Nc2 Rc8
  19. 19.b3 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Rxc2
  22. 22.Rac1 Qc8
  23. 23.Ba3 Re8
  24. 24.g3 h6
  25. 25.h4 Bf8
  26. 26.Rxc2 Qxc2
  27. 27.Rc1 Qe2
  28. 28.Rc7 Re6
  29. 29.Bc1 Rf6
  30. 30.Be3 Qg4
  31. 31.Qa8 d5
  32. 32.Bc5 Kh7
  33. 33.Qxf8 Qd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qc2
  35. 35.Rxf7 Rxf7
  36. 36.Qxf7 Qxc5
  37. 37.h5 Qxa5
  38. 38.Qg6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qxe5 Qd2
  41. 41.Qf5+ Kh8
  42. 42.Kg2 d4
  43. 43.Qc8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Qf5+ Kh8
  45. 45.Qc8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qxa6 d3
  47. 47.Qg6+ Kh8
  48. 48.Qe8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Qe4+ Kh8
  50. 50.b4 Qe2
  51. 51.Qa8+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qf3 Qc2
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kh8
  54. 54.b5 Qb3
  55. 55.Qe8+ Kh7
  56. 56.Qg6+ Kh8
  57. 57.Qe8+ Kh7
  58. 58.Qg6+ Kh8
  59. 59.Qe8+

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