Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2015 · English Opening · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 9.2
Date 2015.10.13
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/pp5k/1npr2qp/7p/4R3/2N2P1Q/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.h4 Nc6
  6. 6.Qb3 Nb6
  7. 7.d4 Be6
  8. 8.Qd1 Bg7
  9. 9.e3 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Ng5 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 h6
  14. 14.Nf3 e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.h5 gxh5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.e4 Qh4
  19. 19.Be3 Rae8
  20. 20.Rad1 c6
  21. 21.Rd3 Qg4
  22. 22.f3 Qg6
  23. 23.Rfd1 f5
  24. 24.Bd4 R5e6
  25. 25.Qf2 Bxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Kh7
  27. 27.Qh4 fxe4
  28. 28.Rxe4 Qg5
  29. 29.Qh3 Qg6
  30. 30.Rd6 Rxd6

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