Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 10.3
Date 2013.12.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4b1kp/2R3p1/8/3p4/1pp2KPP/5P2/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.h3 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Na5
  12. 12.Ba2 c5
  13. 13.Nb3 Nc6
  14. 14.Bf4 Be6
  15. 15.N3d2 d5
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf3 c4
  18. 18.Nbd2 Nc5
  19. 19.Nf1 Nxa4
  20. 20.Qc1 Nc5
  21. 21.Ng3 a5
  22. 22.Nh5 Bf5
  23. 23.Ng3 Bg6
  24. 24.Bb1 Ne6
  25. 25.c3 d4
  26. 26.cxb4 axb4
  27. 27.Rxa8 Qxa8
  28. 28.Be4 c3
  29. 29.bxc3 dxc3
  30. 30.Nf5 Bxf5
  31. 31.Bxf5 Qa3
  32. 32.Qe3 Ncd8
  33. 33.Bh6 g6
  34. 34.Bxf8 Bxf8
  35. 35.Be4 Bc5
  36. 36.Qd3 Kg7
  37. 37.g3 Qa7
  38. 38.Re2 Nd4
  39. 39.Nxd4 Bxd4
  40. 40.Bd5 Qc5
  41. 41.Bb3 Ne6
  42. 42.Qe4 Qb6
  43. 43.Qd5 Bc5
  44. 44.Kg2 Qc7
  45. 45.Re4 Be7
  46. 46.Rc4 Qa7
  47. 47.Rc6 Qd4
  48. 48.Qf3 Qxe5
  49. 49.Bxe6 fxe6
  50. 50.Rb6 Qd5
  51. 51.Qxd5 exd5
  52. 52.Rc6 d4
  53. 53.Kf3 b3

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