Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2021 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2021
Site Krasnaya Polyana RUS
Round 5.4
Date 2021.07.27
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

5k2/1R4pp/5p2/3NbP2/1p6/5K1P/r4P2/8 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.Bc4 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qe2 a6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 b5
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bd3 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.g4 Bg6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 f6
  17. 17.Nf3 Qd7
  18. 18.Bf4 Nc6
  19. 19.Rac1 Rac8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Bb4
  21. 21.Re2 Ne7
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Kg2 Ng6
  24. 24.Bg3 Bd6
  25. 25.Qf5 Qxf5
  26. 26.gxf5 Nf4+
  27. 27.Bxf4 Bxf4
  28. 28.Re6 Rc2
  29. 29.Ne1 Rd2
  30. 30.Kf3 Rxd4
  31. 31.Rxa6 Be5
  32. 32.Ra8+ Kf7
  33. 33.Ra7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Rb7 b4
  35. 35.Nc2 Rd2
  36. 36.Ne3 Rxb2
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rxa2

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