Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 16.1
Date 2018.06.16
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2P1kp1/1p6/5PP1/P3b1BK/2p5/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 Qe7
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O e4
  9. 9.Nd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 c5
  11. 11.Qc3 d5
  12. 12.b3 Rd8
  13. 13.d4 exd3
  14. 14.Bxd3 Be6
  15. 15.Bb2 dxc4
  16. 16.bxc4 Rd7
  17. 17.Bc2 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Rxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Bxd1 Qd7
  21. 21.Be2 Ne8
  22. 22.e4 f6
  23. 23.e5 fxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 b6
  25. 25.h4 h6
  26. 26.Qb8 Kh7
  27. 27.Qf4 Nd6
  28. 28.g4 Kg8
  29. 29.Be5 Nf7
  30. 30.Bc3 Nd6
  31. 31.g5 hxg5
  32. 32.hxg5 Qe7
  33. 33.Bd3 Ne8
  34. 34.Qh4 Kf8
  35. 35.Be5 Bf7
  36. 36.Qf4 Kg8
  37. 37.Kh2 Qe6
  38. 38.Bf1 Qd7
  39. 39.Be2 Qe6
  40. 40.Kg3 Qd7
  41. 41.Kh4 Qe6
  42. 42.a4 Qd7
  43. 43.Qe4 Nd6
  44. 44.Bxd6 Qxd6
  45. 45.f4 Bg6
  46. 46.Qd5+ Qxd5
  47. 47.cxd5 Kf7
  48. 48.Bg4 Be4
  49. 49.d6 c4
  50. 50.f5 c3
  51. 51.d7

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