Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

43rd Olympiad 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd Olympiad 2018
Site Batumi GEO
Round 11.2
Date 2018.10.05
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

2b5/2B1bk2/5p2/1p3P2/8/r1P3NP/3R3K/8 w - - 8 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Be7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.Be3 h5
  13. 13.Ne2 Be7
  14. 14.f4 f5
  15. 15.exf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Rad1+ Ke8
  17. 17.f5 Kf7
  18. 18.Rd2 a5
  19. 19.a4 h4
  20. 20.Kh2 Rh5
  21. 21.g4 hxg3+
  22. 22.Nxg3 Rh4
  23. 23.Rf4 Rxf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 b5
  25. 25.axb5 cxb5
  26. 26.Bxc7 a4
  27. 27.c3 a3
  28. 28.bxa3 Rxa3
  29. 29.Rc2 Ra4
  30. 30.Rd2 Ra3
  31. 31.Rc2 Ra4
  32. 32.Rd2 Ra3

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