Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.1
Date 2017.06.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1KP1k3/pN3p2/8/8/P5p1/8/2r5 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Be6
  9. 9.Bg2 b5
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Be3 Be7
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Bf5
  14. 14.f4 Rc8
  15. 15.c3 Bh7
  16. 16.Qe1 O-O
  17. 17.Rd1 h4
  18. 18.g4 exf4
  19. 19.Nxf4 Bg5
  20. 20.Bd4 Re8
  21. 21.Qf2 Ne5
  22. 22.Rde1 Qd7
  23. 23.Be4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Qb7
  25. 25.a3 Rc7
  26. 26.Bxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rc4
  28. 28.Rxc4 bxc4
  29. 29.Ng2 Qxd5
  30. 30.Nxh4 e4
  31. 31.Nf5 e3
  32. 32.Qe2 g6
  33. 33.Nd4 Bh4
  34. 34.Rf1 Bf2+
  35. 35.Rxf2 exf2+
  36. 36.Qxf2 Qe4
  37. 37.Nf3 Qe2
  38. 38.Kg2 Qxf2+
  39. 39.Kxf2 Rb8
  40. 40.Ne5 Rxb2+
  41. 41.Ke3 Rh2
  42. 42.Kd4 Rxh3
  43. 43.Kxc4 Rg3
  44. 44.Kd4 f6
  45. 45.Nd7 Rxg4+
  46. 46.Kd5 Kf7
  47. 47.c4 Ke7
  48. 48.Nb6 Rg1
  49. 49.c5 Rd1+
  50. 50.Kc6 g5
  51. 51.Kb7 g4
  52. 52.c6 g3
  53. 53.c7 Rc1

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