Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.3
Date 2019.08.25
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/6qp/6pk/2p3P1/7K/8/7P/8 b - - 0 51

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.Bd5 Ng4
  15. 15.g3 Nxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 a6
  17. 17.Nd4 bxc5
  18. 18.Rb1 Qa7
  19. 19.Nc6 Qc7
  20. 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  21. 21.Bxa8 Bh3
  22. 22.Bd5 Bxf1
  23. 23.Qxf1 Bxc3
  24. 24.Qxa6 Qg5
  25. 25.Qe2 Kh8
  26. 26.Kg2 f5
  27. 27.Qd3 Be5
  28. 28.Rf1 Kg7
  29. 29.exf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.a4 Rxf1
  31. 31.Kxf1 Bd4
  32. 32.Bc4 Bxe3
  33. 33.Qd7+ Kh6
  34. 34.Qh3+ Kg7
  35. 35.Qe6 Bd4
  36. 36.Qf7+ Kh6
  37. 37.a5 Bf6
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd2+
  39. 39.Kh3 Qg5
  40. 40.Qf8+ Bg7
  41. 41.Qf3 Bd4
  42. 42.a6 Qe7
  43. 43.Qa8 Bf6
  44. 44.a7 Qd7+
  45. 45.g4 Qe7
  46. 46.Qf3 Qxa7
  47. 47.Qxf6 Qa3+
  48. 48.Bd3 Qxd3+
  49. 49.Kh4 Qd4
  50. 50.Qf8+ Qg7
  51. 51.g5#

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