Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2018.06.01
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/6bp/p6Q/2p2p1N/2bq4/6RP/6pK/4R3 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.dxc5 Qc7
  12. 12.Nd4 Ne5
  13. 13.Nb5 Qb8
  14. 14.Be2 bxc5
  15. 15.Rb1 a6
  16. 16.Na3 Qc7
  17. 17.f4 Rd8
  18. 18.Qc2 Ng4
  19. 19.Bxg4 Bxg4
  20. 20.f5 gxf5
  21. 21.Nc4 e6
  22. 22.h3 Bh5
  23. 23.exf5 exf5
  24. 24.Bg5 f4
  25. 25.Qf2 f3
  26. 26.Bxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Qh4 fxg2
  28. 28.Rfe1 Bf3
  29. 29.Re3 Bc6
  30. 30.Rbe1 Rf8
  31. 31.Ne5 Bd5
  32. 32.Rg3 f6
  33. 33.Nd3 Bxa2
  34. 34.c4 Qd6
  35. 35.Nf4 Qd4+
  36. 36.Kh2 Bxc4
  37. 37.Qh6 f5
  38. 38.Nh5

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