Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 119 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.5
Date 2018.08.27
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 119
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/3k4/3p4/3K4 w - - 2 120

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 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Bd7
  12. 12.Rb1 Qc7
  13. 13.h4 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  16. 16.Nxd4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qb3 Qg3
  18. 18.Ne2 Qxh4
  19. 19.Bf2 Qf6
  20. 20.Rfd1 b6
  21. 21.Qa3 e6
  22. 22.Rd2 Be8
  23. 23.e5 Qf5
  24. 24.Rxd8 Qxb1+
  25. 25.Kh2 Rf8
  26. 26.Ng3 Bxe5
  27. 27.Qxa7 Qb4
  28. 28.Kg1 Qb1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qb4
  30. 30.Kg1 Bf6
  31. 31.Rd1 Ba4
  32. 32.Rf1 Bc6
  33. 33.Qxb6 Qxb6
  34. 34.Bxb6 Ra8
  35. 35.Rf2 Bd5
  36. 36.Ne4 Be5
  37. 37.Re2 Bxa2
  38. 38.Ng5 Bd6
  39. 39.Kf2 Bc4
  40. 40.Rd2 Be7
  41. 41.Be3 Bd5
  42. 42.Rc2 h6
  43. 43.Ne4 Bxe4
  44. 44.fxe4 h5
  45. 45.Rc7 Bf6
  46. 46.Rc6 Ra2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Ra3
  48. 48.Ke2 Kf7
  49. 49.Rc7+ Ke8
  50. 50.Rh7 Rb3
  51. 51.Ra7 Rb2+
  52. 52.Kf3 g5
  53. 53.e5 g4+
  54. 54.Ke4 Rb4+
  55. 55.Kd3 Bd8
  56. 56.Ra8 Kd7
  57. 57.g3 Bc7
  58. 58.Bd4 Kc6
  59. 59.Bc3 Rb8
  60. 60.Ra6+ Rb6
  61. 61.Ra8 Rb5
  62. 62.Ke4 Rb3
  63. 63.Bd4 Bb8
  64. 64.Ra6+ Kd7
  65. 65.Ra8 Rb1
  66. 66.Bf2 Rb4+
  67. 67.Bd4 Bc7
  68. 68.Kd3 Rb8
  69. 69.Ra7 Rb5
  70. 70.Kc4 Ra5
  71. 71.Rb7 Kc6
  72. 72.Rb3 Bxe5
  73. 73.Rb6+ Kd7
  74. 74.Bxe5 Rxe5
  75. 75.Kd4 Ra5
  76. 76.Ke4 Ke7
  77. 77.Rb8 Ra3
  78. 78.Rh8 Rxg3
  79. 79.Rxh5 Ra3
  80. 80.Kf4 Ra4+
  81. 81.Kg3 Kd6
  82. 82.Rh8 Kd5
  83. 83.Rd8+ Ke5
  84. 84.Rb8 Rd4
  85. 85.Ra8 Re4
  86. 86.Ra5+ Kf6
  87. 87.Ra8 e5
  88. 88.Rf8+ Ke6
  89. 89.Re8+ Kd5
  90. 90.Rd8+ Kc4
  91. 91.Ra8 Kd5
  92. 92.Rd8+ Kc5
  93. 93.Rc8+ Kd4
  94. 94.Ra8 Rf4
  95. 95.Re8 Ke4
  96. 96.Rg8 Rf3+
  97. 97.Kxg4 Rf1
  98. 98.Kh3 Ke3
  99. 99.Kg2 Ra1
  100. 100.Rg3+ Ke2
  101. 101.Rg4 Ke3
  102. 102.Rg3+ Kd2
  103. 103.Rg4 Re1
  104. 104.Ra4 e4
  105. 105.Ra2+ Ke3
  106. 106.Ra3+ Kf4
  107. 107.Kf2 Rb1
  108. 108.Ke2 Rb2+
  109. 109.Ke1 Ke5
  110. 110.Ra4 Kf5
  111. 111.Ra8 Kf4
  112. 112.Ra3 Rh2
  113. 113.Kf1 Rd2
  114. 114.Ke1 Rd3
  115. 115.Rxd3 exd3
  116. 116.Kd2 Ke4
  117. 117.Kd1 Ke3
  118. 118.Ke1 d2+
  119. 119.Kd1 Kd3

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