Sergey Karjakin vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2021 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 91 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 5.5
Date 2021.07.27
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 91
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/5k2/R7/5P1K/5P2/8/8/6r1 w - - 9 92

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 b5
  10. 10.Bxd5 exd5
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Rd1 Be6
  13. 13.b3 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb2 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne7
  16. 16.Ne2 f6
  17. 17.a4 bxa4
  18. 18.Rxa4 Qb6
  19. 19.Rda1 Bd7
  20. 20.Rxa6 Qxb3
  21. 21.Ba3 Bxa3
  22. 22.R6xa3 Qc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 Rxc2
  24. 24.Ra7 Rd8
  25. 25.Nfd4 Rcc8
  26. 26.Nf4 Nc6
  27. 27.Nxc6 Bxc6
  28. 28.h4 Ra8
  29. 29.R1a6 Rxa7
  30. 30.Rxa7 Rd6
  31. 31.Ne2 Bd7
  32. 32.f3 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke8
  34. 34.Ra5 Kf7
  35. 35.g4 h6
  36. 36.Nd4 Ke7
  37. 37.h5 Kf7
  38. 38.Kg3 Ke7
  39. 39.Kf4 Kf7
  40. 40.Rc5 Kg8
  41. 41.Ra5 Kf7
  42. 42.Ra7 Kf8
  43. 43.Rb7 Kg8
  44. 44.Rc7 Kf8
  45. 45.Ra7 Kg8
  46. 46.Rb7 Kf8
  47. 47.Ne2 Kg8
  48. 48.Kg3 Kf8
  49. 49.Nd4 Ke8
  50. 50.Ra7 Kf8
  51. 51.Kf2 Ke8
  52. 52.Ra5 Kf7
  53. 53.Ke2 Be6
  54. 54.Kd3 Rb6
  55. 55.Ra7+ Kf8
  56. 56.Kc3 Kg8
  57. 57.Re7 Bf7
  58. 58.Rc7 Rb8
  59. 59.Nf5 Kf8
  60. 60.Nd4 Re8
  61. 61.Kd2 Ra8
  62. 62.Ke2 Ra2+
  63. 63.Ke1 Ra1+
  64. 64.Kf2 Ra2+
  65. 65.Kg3 Ra8
  66. 66.Nf5 Rd8
  67. 67.f4 Be6
  68. 68.Nxg7 Bd7
  69. 69.Nf5 Bxf5
  70. 70.gxf5 d4
  71. 71.exd4 Rxd4
  72. 72.Rh7 Rd1
  73. 73.Rxh6 Kg7
  74. 74.Rg6+ Kf7
  75. 75.Kf3 Rf1+
  76. 76.Ke3 Re1+
  77. 77.Kf2 Rh1
  78. 78.h6 Rh5
  79. 79.Kg3 Rh1
  80. 80.Kg2 Rh5
  81. 81.Kf3 Rh1
  82. 82.Rg7+ Kf8
  83. 83.Rh7 Kg8
  84. 84.Rg7+ Kf8
  85. 85.Ke4 Rxh6
  86. 86.Rg6 Rh1
  87. 87.Rxf6+ Ke7
  88. 88.Ra6 Re1+
  89. 89.Kf3 Rf1+
  90. 90.Kg4 Rg1+
  91. 91.Kh5 Kf7

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Sergey Karjakin and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, or browse all Sergey Karjakin games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.