GM Caruana (2640) – GM Vachier Lagrave (2716) [B90]
27.10.2008 – Cap d’Agde
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 h6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.0–0–0 Bb7 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 Qa5 13.b3 Rc8 14.Bh3 g5 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Bg7 17.Kb1 d5 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.g5 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Rg8 21.exd5 Bxd5 22.Rhe1 Kf8 23.Qf4 Kg7 24.g6 e5 25.Qd2 Bxf3 26.gxf7 Rgd8 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Qg8+ Ke7 29.Rxd7+ White wins 1–0
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Caruana (2640) – Bu Xiangzhi (2714) [B22]
26.10.2008, Cap Agde
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.Bc4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nf6 7.Nc3 0–0 8.0–0 Nxe4 9.Bxf7+ Rxf7 10.Nxe4 h6 11.h3 Qa5 12.Re1 Na6 13.Bd2 Qb5 14.Nc3 Qc4 15.Rc1 Bf5 16.b3 Qc6 17.Nh4 Bxd4 18.Nxf5 Rxf5 19.Qg4 Bxf2+ 20.Kh1 d5 21.Nxd5 h5 22.Nxe7+ Kh7 23.Qxf5 gxf5 24.Nxc6 Bxe1 25.Rxe1 bxc6 26.Re7+ Kg8 27.Bc3 Rd8 28.Rg7+ Kf8 29.Rxa7 Nb8 30.Rh7 Rd3 31.Rxh5 Ke7 32.Be5 Nd7 33.Bf4 Rd4 34.Rxf5 Ke6 35.g4 Rd1+ 36.Kg2 Ra1 37.Ra5 Nf6 38.Be5 1–0
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I used to play Fabiano blitz at the Marshall Chess Club…I won every game we played! (about 10 games) Of course he’s much stronger than I now! Great kid and really nice family!
Not bad but…
I think that Vachier underestimated Caruana, Rc8? is poor.Not gives second chance.
Bu seemed a bit better with that Bishop pair…
Well, it is rapid after all 🙂
Test.