Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 26.2
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

3Q4/6k1/2p4p/8/3p1r2/P7/1P3qP1/3R3K w - - 12 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Nh5
  10. 10.d4 Bb6
  11. 11.Na3 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 exd4
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qf6
  15. 15.Nc4 Ba6
  16. 16.Nxb6 axb6
  17. 17.Re1 c5
  18. 18.Nf5 Bc8
  19. 19.Ne3 Be6
  20. 20.Rf1 Qg6
  21. 21.Qd3 Kh8
  22. 22.f4 gxf4
  23. 23.gxf4 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Nxf5 Rxf5
  26. 26.Rf2 Qf7
  27. 27.Qh3 Rf6
  28. 28.a3 Re8
  29. 29.f5 Qg7
  30. 30.Raf1 Qg5
  31. 31.Rf3 Rg8
  32. 32.Re1 Rg7
  33. 33.Re6 d5
  34. 34.Rxf6 Qxf6
  35. 35.Re3 Kh7
  36. 36.Re6 Qg5
  37. 37.Qf3 Qc1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qg5
  39. 39.f6 Rf7
  40. 40.Qd3+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qg3 Rd7
  42. 42.Qh3 Kf7
  43. 43.Re1 Rd6
  44. 44.Re7+ Kxf6
  45. 45.Re1 Qf4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Kg7
  47. 47.Re7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Re3 Kg7
  49. 49.Rg3+ Kh7
  50. 50.Rf3 Qe5
  51. 51.Rf7+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rf1 Rf6
  53. 53.Qg4+ Kf7
  54. 54.Qd7+ Kg6
  55. 55.Rd1 c6
  56. 56.Qd8 Qe6
  57. 57.Qxb6 Qe3+
  58. 58.Kh1 Qf2
  59. 59.Qc7 d4
  60. 60.cxd4 cxd4
  61. 61.Qe5 Rf4
  62. 62.Qe6+ Kh5
  63. 63.Qe5+ Kg6
  64. 64.Qe6+ Kh7
  65. 65.Qd7+ Kg8
  66. 66.Qd8+ Kg7

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