Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 17.3
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b7/4k3/P5n1/5pN1/1P3N1P/2P2PK1/8/8 b - - 3 59

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 b5
  11. 11.Bf1 Rb8
  12. 12.Bg5 Ng4
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.Qd2 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Qb6
  16. 16.Ng3 Be6
  17. 17.h3 Nf6
  18. 18.a3 b3
  19. 19.c3 h6
  20. 20.Rad1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qe3 Qc6
  22. 22.Rd2 Rd7
  23. 23.Red1 Ng6
  24. 24.Ne1 d5
  25. 25.exd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Qe4 a5
  28. 28.Nf3 Nde7
  29. 29.Qxc6 Nxc6
  30. 30.Rd6 Nge7
  31. 31.a4 Bd5
  32. 32.Bb5 Rd8
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  34. 34.Nxe5 Ne6
  35. 35.Ne2 f6
  36. 36.Nc4 Nc7
  37. 37.Nxa5 Kf8
  38. 38.Nd4 Nc8
  39. 39.Naxb3 Nb6
  40. 40.Nc5 Ke7
  41. 41.b4 Nxb5
  42. 42.Nxb5 Bc6
  43. 43.f3 Nd5
  44. 44.Nd4 Ba8
  45. 45.Ne4 g6
  46. 46.g4 h5
  47. 47.gxh5 gxh5
  48. 48.h4 Nf4
  49. 49.Kf2 Ng6
  50. 50.Kg3 Ne5
  51. 51.a5 Nc4
  52. 52.Kf4 Kf7
  53. 53.Nf5 Ne5
  54. 54.a6 Ke6
  55. 55.Ng7+ Kf7
  56. 56.Nxh5 Ng6+
  57. 57.Kg3 f5
  58. 58.Ng5+ Ke7
  59. 59.Nf4

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