Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 3.2
Date 2019.05.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

7k/1p6/p2Q4/4p1pp/4Pp2/5P1P/1P4PK/4q3 b - - 7 37

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.a4 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Rb8
  11. 11.h3 Bd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Rc8
  13. 13.Nxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.f3 Nh5
  15. 15.a5 Ng3
  16. 16.Bd3 f5
  17. 17.Qe1 f4
  18. 18.Bc4+ Kh8
  19. 19.Bb6 Qd7
  20. 20.Bb3 g5
  21. 21.Bd4 Bxd4+
  22. 22.Rxd4 e5
  23. 23.Rd3 h5
  24. 24.Rad1 Rf6
  25. 25.Ne2 Nxe2+
  26. 26.Qxe2 Bb5
  27. 27.c4 Bxc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Rd5 Qc7
  30. 30.Rxd6 Rxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Rc1+
  32. 32.Rd1 Rxd1+
  33. 33.Qxd1 Qxa5
  34. 34.Qd6 Qe1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qg3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Qe1+
  37. 37.Kh2

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