Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 12.5
Date 2019.08.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/4k2p/3pb3/5p2/3B4/1P2K2P/P1B3P1/8 b - - 0 61

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ng3 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.c4 g6
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  13. 13.b3 Rfc8
  14. 14.Bg5 Qf8
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne8
  16. 16.Rad1 f6
  17. 17.Bh6 Qe7
  18. 18.Bb1 b5
  19. 19.cxb5 axb5
  20. 20.Qe2 b4
  21. 21.Bd2 Rab8
  22. 22.Qe1 Bg4
  23. 23.f3 Be6
  24. 24.Bxb4 Nc5
  25. 25.Kh1 Qb7
  26. 26.Ba3 Qa7
  27. 27.Bb2 Bf7
  28. 28.Bc1 Qa6
  29. 29.Be3 Nc7
  30. 30.f4 exf4
  31. 31.Bxf4 Ne8
  32. 32.Qd2 Rd8
  33. 33.Qf2 Nd7
  34. 34.Ne2 Rbc8
  35. 35.Nd4 Ne5
  36. 36.h3 Qb7
  37. 37.Bg3 Rc3
  38. 38.Bh4 Nd7
  39. 39.Ne2 Rcc8
  40. 40.Rd2 Qb4
  41. 41.Rfd1 Qc5
  42. 42.Qxc5 Rxc5
  43. 43.Bf2 Ra5
  44. 44.Rc1 Ne5
  45. 45.Nd4 Ra6
  46. 46.Kg1 Ng7
  47. 47.Rc7 Ne6
  48. 48.Nxe6 Bxe6
  49. 49.Be3 Rd7
  50. 50.Rxd7 Bxd7
  51. 51.Kf2 Be6
  52. 52.Rc2 Nc6
  53. 53.Bd2 Kf8
  54. 54.Bc3 Ke7
  55. 55.Ke3 Na7
  56. 56.Rf2 f5
  57. 57.exf5 gxf5
  58. 58.Bd3 Rc6
  59. 59.Bd4 Nc8
  60. 60.Rc2 Rxc2
  61. 61.Bxc2

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