Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.2
Date 2019.08.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/p7/1pb1kp2/2p1n3/2P2BP1/P3N3/2PK4/8 w - - 9 50

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 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.Ne4 Rg6
  18. 18.g4 hxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Kf8
  20. 20.Kh2 Ne7
  21. 21.g4 Re8
  22. 22.Rd3 Kg8
  23. 23.Ng3 Bd5
  24. 24.Rde3 c5
  25. 25.e6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Bxc7 Rxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 Be6
  28. 28.Bd6 Nd5
  29. 29.Rf3 b6
  30. 30.Kg1 f6
  31. 31.Kf2 Bf7
  32. 32.c4 Ne7
  33. 33.Re3 Nc6
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  35. 35.Nf5 Kf7
  36. 36.Bf4 Bd7
  37. 37.Nd6+ Ke7
  38. 38.Ke3 g5
  39. 39.Bg3 Be6
  40. 40.Kd3 Bg8
  41. 41.Nf5+ Kd7
  42. 42.Ne3 Bh7+
  43. 43.Kd2 Be4
  44. 44.h4 gxh4
  45. 45.Bxh4 Ke6
  46. 46.Bg3 Ne5
  47. 47.Bf4 Bb7
  48. 48.Kc3 Be4
  49. 49.Kd2 Bc6

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