Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 104 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.3
Date 2018.06.12
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 104
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4k3/8/2K5/8/3r4/4R3 b - - 59 104

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 a5
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bb5 Na7
  12. 12.d4 Nxb5
  13. 13.axb5 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Nf1 Re8
  16. 16.Ng3 c6
  17. 17.bxc6 Bxc6
  18. 18.Nxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Bf4 Qb6
  20. 20.Qc2 Rab8
  21. 21.Re2 Re6
  22. 22.Rae1 Rbe8
  23. 23.Qd3 Qb5
  24. 24.Qxb5 cxb5
  25. 25.Kf1 a4
  26. 26.f3 Nd7
  27. 27.Nf5 Ne5
  28. 28.Be3 Nc4
  29. 29.Bd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Re5
  31. 31.Nc6 Rc5
  32. 32.Nb4 g6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kg7
  34. 34.g4 Ra8
  35. 35.Ra1 Re8
  36. 36.Rae1 Ra8
  37. 37.Nd5 Rc6
  38. 38.Ra1 Nb6
  39. 39.Nb4 Rc5
  40. 40.Rd1 a3
  41. 41.bxa3 Rxc3
  42. 42.Rxd6 Nc4
  43. 43.Rd3 Rxd3
  44. 44.Nxd3 Rxa3
  45. 45.Nb4 Kf6
  46. 46.e5+ Ke6
  47. 47.Nc2 Rd3
  48. 48.f4 h5
  49. 49.f5+ gxf5
  50. 50.gxh5 f4
  51. 51.h4 Nxe5
  52. 52.h6 Kf6
  53. 53.h7 Ng4+
  54. 54.Ke1 Kg7
  55. 55.Re4 Ne3
  56. 56.Ke2 Rd5
  57. 57.Nd4 Nf5
  58. 58.Nxf5+ Rxf5
  59. 59.Kf3 Kxh7
  60. 60.Re8 Kg6
  61. 61.Rb8 Rc5
  62. 62.Kxf4 Rc4+
  63. 63.Kg3 b4
  64. 64.Rb5 Rc3+
  65. 65.Kf4 Rc4+
  66. 66.Kg3 Rc3+
  67. 67.Kf4 Rb3
  68. 68.h5+ Kh6
  69. 69.Rf5 Rb1
  70. 70.Ke3 b3
  71. 71.Kd2 Kg7
  72. 72.Rf3 b2
  73. 73.Kc2 Rh1
  74. 74.Kxb2 Rxh5
  75. 75.Kc3 Rd5
  76. 76.Kc4 Rd8
  77. 77.Rg3+ Kh6
  78. 78.Rf3 Kg6
  79. 79.Rg3+ Kh5
  80. 80.Rf3 Rd7
  81. 81.Rf1 Kg4
  82. 82.Rg1+ Kf3
  83. 83.Rf1+ Ke4
  84. 84.Re1+ Kf4
  85. 85.Rf1+ Ke5
  86. 86.Re1+ Kf5
  87. 87.Rf1+ Kg6
  88. 88.Rg1+ Kh7
  89. 89.Rh1+ Kg7
  90. 90.Rg1+ Kf8
  91. 91.Rf1 Rd6
  92. 92.Kc5 Rd2
  93. 93.Kc4 Rd8
  94. 94.Kc5 Kg7
  95. 95.Rg1+ Kh6
  96. 96.Rh1+ Kg5
  97. 97.Rg1+ Kh6
  98. 98.Rh1+ Kg7
  99. 99.Rg1+ Kf8
  100. 100.Rf1 Rd2
  101. 101.Kc4 Ke7
  102. 102.Re1+ Kd6
  103. 103.Rf1 Ke6
  104. 104.Re1+

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