Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 16 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 17.5
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r1bq1r1k/1pp2p2/p1np2Q1/2b1p3/P1B1P2P/2PP1pP1/1P4P1/RN2K2R w KQ - 6 17

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 d6
  9. 9.a4 a6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nh5
  11. 11.h4 Nxg3
  12. 12.fxg3 g4
  13. 13.Qxh6 gxf3
  14. 14.Qg6+ Kh8
  15. 15.Qh6+ Kg8
  16. 16.Qg6+ Kh8

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