Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 8.2
Date 2017.12.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

3b1R2/pp4k1/2p3pp/3p1p2/3P4/2P3PB/PP3P1P/6K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.d3 f5
  17. 17.g3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bh3 Qd7
  19. 19.Bg5 h6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Rxf6
  21. 21.Qh5 Rcf8
  22. 22.Re2 Qf7
  23. 23.Qxf7 R6xf7
  24. 24.Rae1 g6
  25. 25.d4 Kg7
  26. 26.c3 Bd8
  27. 27.Re8 Rxe8
  28. 28.Rxe8 Rf8
  29. 29.Rxf8

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