Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

9th London Classic 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 7.5
Date 2017.12.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

b7/4kp2/p3p3/1p1p2r1/4P2R/PPN5/2P5/2K5 w - - 0 60

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qb6
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.Bf2 Qc7
  11. 11.Qf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.g4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bg2 g5
  15. 15.h4 gxf4
  16. 16.g5 Ne5
  17. 17.Qxf4 hxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Rxh1
  19. 19.Rxh1 Nfd7
  20. 20.Kb1 O-O-O
  21. 21.Rh3 Kb8
  22. 22.Be3 Rg8
  23. 23.Rg3 Rg7
  24. 24.Bh3 Rh7
  25. 25.Qf2 Nc5
  26. 26.Bg2 Qc8
  27. 27.Bc1 Bd8
  28. 28.Nf3 Ng6
  29. 29.Nd4 Ne5
  30. 30.Nf3 Ng6
  31. 31.Nd4 Bb6
  32. 32.Be3 Ne5
  33. 33.b3 Rh4
  34. 34.Nde2 Qc7
  35. 35.Bd4 Ncd7
  36. 36.Bxb6 Qxb6
  37. 37.Qxb6 Nxb6
  38. 38.Nd4 Ng6
  39. 39.Kc1 Nd7
  40. 40.Kd2 Nf4
  41. 41.Ke3 Nxg2+
  42. 42.Rxg2 Rh3+
  43. 43.Kd2 Ne5
  44. 44.Nde2 Nf3+
  45. 45.Kc1 Nh4
  46. 46.Rg1 Ng6
  47. 47.Kd2 Kc7
  48. 48.Nd4 Kd7
  49. 49.Rf1 Ke7
  50. 50.Rg1 Ne5
  51. 51.Rg2 Ba8
  52. 52.Nde2 Nf3+
  53. 53.Kc1 Rh1+
  54. 54.Kb2 Nh4
  55. 55.Rg4 Ng6
  56. 56.Nf4 Nxf4
  57. 57.Rxf4 Rg1
  58. 58.Rh4 Rxg5
  59. 59.Kc1 d5

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