Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

KM FIDE GP 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event KM FIDE GP 2015
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 6.4
Date 2015.05.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/1Q2n1p1/p4pbp/1p6/5PP1/4q1BP/2p3BK/2R5 w - - 1 39

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.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.a3 a6
  13. 13.Bf1 Re8
  14. 14.e5 Nfd5
  15. 15.Nc4 Ba7
  16. 16.g4 Bg6
  17. 17.Bg5 dxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 h6
  19. 19.Bh4 b5
  20. 20.Na5 Qc8
  21. 21.Rc1 c5
  22. 22.b4 c4
  23. 23.Nd4 Qc7
  24. 24.Nab3 Rad8
  25. 25.Qf3 Nxb4
  26. 26.axb4 Bxd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.e6 f6
  29. 29.Rcd1 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 c3
  31. 31.Bg3 Qc6
  32. 32.Qe2 c2
  33. 33.Rc1 Qc3
  34. 34.Bg2 Qxb4
  35. 35.Kh2 Rd8
  36. 36.Qf3 Qc4
  37. 37.Qb7 Qxe6
  38. 38.f4 Qe3

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