Chess game: Caruana x Vachier-Lagrave

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[Event "Sparkassen Chess-Meeting"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2016.07.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2798"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [EventCountry "GER"] [TimeControl "40/6000+30:30/1200+30:1800+30"] {It’s always good to see a loyal Najdorf player like Vachier winning with his favourite opening. In the diagram position Caruana had a dangerous initiative, but he didn’t play well. How would you play with white?} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Nb3 { [%emt 0:00:07]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00: 09]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. g4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. h4 { [%emt 0:00:16]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 13. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:23: 14]} 14. g5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:21]} (14. Nc5 b4) 14... Nfd7 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:11:10]} exf4 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 16. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rc8 { [%emt 0:09:58]} 17. Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:25]} (17. Bxd6 Bxd6 (17... Rxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Qg3) 18. Rxd6 Qc7) 17... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 18. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06] } Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. Be2 {[%emt 0:06:20]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 20. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 21. Qf3 {[%emt 0:22:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:09: 15]} 22. Nd4 {[%emt 0:08:47]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 23. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:27:48]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:07:38]} 24. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Nf5 { [%emt 0:06:57]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 26. b3 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00: 33]} 27. c3 {[%emt 0:05:43]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:15:41]} 28. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 29. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Kb1 { [%emt 0:11:07]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:07: 22] [#]} 32. Qf4 $6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} (32. Bf4 $14) (32. Nh6+ $5 gxh6 33. gxh6 Nd7 34. Qf5 Ne5 35. Bd4 Bxh6 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. Rd7 Qxd7 38. Qxd7 Rxc3) 32... Re8 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 33. h5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (33. Nxd6 Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Bxd6 35. Qe8+ Bf8 36. Rd8 Qc5 37. b4 Qf5+ 38. Kc1 Qf1+ $11) 33... Re6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 34. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 35. Bxb6 $6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (35. Nd4 Qg2+ 36. Qf2 Qxf2+ 37. Bxf2 $11) 35... Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 36. Rf3 { [%emt 0:00:17]} Qb7 $17 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 37. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Re4 {[%emt 0: 00:35]} 38. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 39. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 40. h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rf2 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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