Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 12.2
Date 2016.12.29
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

2q5/4npbk/N3b1pp/3pp3/7P/3P2P1/3BPPB1/1Q4K1 w - - 9 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.a3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne1 a5
  9. 9.Nc2 d6
  10. 10.d3 Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 Rb8
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  13. 13.b4 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 cxb4
  15. 15.Nxb4 b5
  16. 16.cxb5 Rxb5
  17. 17.Rb1 Qd7
  18. 18.Bd2 Rfb8
  19. 19.Qc2 d5
  20. 20.Rfc1 h6
  21. 21.h4 Kh7
  22. 22.Na6 Rxb1
  23. 23.Rxb1 Rxb1+
  24. 24.Qxb1 Qc8
  25. 25.Nb4 Qc5
  26. 26.Na6 Qc8
  27. 27.Nb4 Qc5
  28. 28.Na6 Qc8

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