Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 82 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.5
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 82
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/5p2/3N1rpk/7p/7P/6P1/8/6K1 b - - 55 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Kg2 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Ra7
  16. 16.h4 Rfa8
  17. 17.Rab1 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 h5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bf6
  20. 20.f5 exf5
  21. 21.Qxf5 g6
  22. 22.cxb6 Qd6
  23. 23.Qd3 Nxb6
  24. 24.Ne2 Ra3
  25. 25.Rb3 Nc4
  26. 26.Nf4 Rxb3
  27. 27.Qxb3 Ra3
  28. 28.Qc2 Kg7
  29. 29.Re6 Qd7
  30. 30.Ne5 Qa7
  31. 31.Nxc6 Ra2
  32. 32.Nxa7 Rxc2
  33. 33.Re2 Rc1
  34. 34.Nxd5 Bxd4
  35. 35.Nc6 Nb6
  36. 36.Nxd4 Nxd5
  37. 37.Rb2 Rc4
  38. 38.Nc2 Nb6
  39. 39.Ne3 Rd4
  40. 40.b5 Kf8
  41. 41.Kf3 Ke8
  42. 42.Ke2 Ke7
  43. 43.Rc2 Rb4
  44. 44.Rc6 Rb2+
  45. 45.Kf1 Na4
  46. 46.b6 Kf8
  47. 47.Nc4 Rb4
  48. 48.Ke2 Kg7
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb3+
  50. 50.Kd4 Rb1
  51. 51.Ke5 Rb4
  52. 52.Kd6 Nxb6
  53. 53.Nxb6 Rb2
  54. 54.Nd5 Rxf2
  55. 55.Rc3 Re2
  56. 56.Re3 Ra2
  57. 57.Nf4 Ra6+
  58. 58.Kd5 Ra5+
  59. 59.Ke4 Ra4+
  60. 60.Kf3 Ra7
  61. 61.Rc3 Rb7
  62. 62.Rc6 Rb3+
  63. 63.Kg2 Rb2+
  64. 64.Kh3 Rb7
  65. 65.Nd5 Rb5
  66. 66.Rd6 Rc5
  67. 67.Rd7 Ra5
  68. 68.Kg2 Ra2+
  69. 69.Kf3 Ra3+
  70. 70.Ne3 Ra6
  71. 71.Rb7 Rf6+
  72. 72.Ke4 Re6+
  73. 73.Kd4 Rf6
  74. 74.Ke4 Re6+
  75. 75.Kf3 Rf6+
  76. 76.Kg2 Ra6
  77. 77.Nc4 Rf6
  78. 78.Rd7 Kf8
  79. 79.Nd6 Kg8
  80. 80.Rd8+ Kh7
  81. 81.Kg1 Kh6
  82. 82.Rh8+

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