Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 4.2
Date 2014.10.24
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 51
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2k5/8/Q3p1Bp/7P/1bP5/5qPK/8/8 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qb3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Na5
  7. 7.Qc3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 bxc5
  9. 9.e4 Bb7
  10. 10.e5 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
  12. 12.Bg2 Nc6
  13. 13.O-O Rb8
  14. 14.b3 Be7
  15. 15.Bb2 O-O
  16. 16.Qe3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Nd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qc7
  20. 20.Rad1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qe4 Qa5
  22. 22.Qe2 d6
  23. 23.exd6 Bxd6
  24. 24.h4 Bc5
  25. 25.Kg2 Qc7
  26. 26.Qe4 a5
  27. 27.h5 h6
  28. 28.Be2 Kf8
  29. 29.f4 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rd8
  31. 31.f5 Rxd1
  32. 32.Bxd1 Ke7
  33. 33.Bg4 Qd6
  34. 34.fxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.Kh3 Bd4
  36. 36.Qb7+ Kf6
  37. 37.a3 Bc5
  38. 38.Qf3+ Ke7
  39. 39.Qc3 Kf7
  40. 40.Qxa5 Bxa3
  41. 41.Qe1 Bc5
  42. 42.Qb1 Ke7
  43. 43.Qe4 Bb4
  44. 44.Bf5 Bc5
  45. 45.Bg6 Kd8
  46. 46.Qa8+ Kc7
  47. 47.b4 Bxb4
  48. 48.Qa7+ Kc8
  49. 49.Qxg7 Qf8
  50. 50.Qa1 Qf3
  51. 51.Qa6+

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 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Sergey Karjakin, or browse all Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 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.