Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

18th European Teams · 2011 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event 18th European Teams
Site Porto Carras GRE
Round 8.5.2
Date 2011.11.10
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r1k2/1bR4p/1p4p1/pB3p2/P7/8/1P2Q1PP/3q3K w - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Nd5
  12. 12.Be3 b6
  13. 13.Rac1 Ncb4
  14. 14.Ne5 Bb7
  15. 15.Qg4 Nxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Bg5
  17. 17.Qh3 Qe7
  18. 18.Rf1 Bf6
  19. 19.Ng4 Bg5
  20. 20.Ne5 Rae8
  21. 21.Rf2 f6
  22. 22.Nd3 Nxd3
  23. 23.Bxd3 f5
  24. 24.Rff1 g6
  25. 25.Nb5 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8 Bxc8
  27. 27.Qg3 a6
  28. 28.Nc3 Bf6
  29. 29.Qf3 Bb7
  30. 30.Qe2 a5
  31. 31.Nb5 Rd8
  32. 32.e4 Bxd4+
  33. 33.Nxd4 Qc5
  34. 34.exf5 Qxd4+
  35. 35.Kh1 exf5
  36. 36.Rc1 Kf8
  37. 37.Bb5 Qd2
  38. 38.Rc7 Qd1+

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