Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 8.3
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/3K2k1/8/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.h3 a6
  9. 9.Na4 Re8
  10. 10.Be3 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Nxc5 b6
  14. 14.Ne4 Be6
  15. 15.Rc1 Qd7
  16. 16.a3 Rad8
  17. 17.Kh2 a5
  18. 18.Qa4 Nd4
  19. 19.Qxd7 Nxf3+
  20. 20.Bxf3 Rxd7
  21. 21.Nd2 Ne7
  22. 22.b4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Bd5
  24. 24.b5 Bxf3
  25. 25.Nxf3 f6
  26. 26.Rc4 Nf5
  27. 27.Rfc1 Ree7
  28. 28.Rb4 Re8
  29. 29.Rbc4 Ree7
  30. 30.Ra1 Rd5
  31. 31.Rb4 Nd6
  32. 32.Rab1 e4
  33. 33.dxe4 Nxe4
  34. 34.Kg2 Nc3
  35. 35.R1b3 Nxe2
  36. 36.Rc4 Red7
  37. 37.Rbb4 Rd3
  38. 38.Rc2 Nd4
  39. 39.Nxd4 R3xd4
  40. 40.Rxd4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rxc7 Rd5
  42. 42.Rb7 Rxb5
  43. 43.g4 Kh7
  44. 44.h4 h5
  45. 45.gxh5 Kh6
  46. 46.Kg3 Rb1
  47. 47.Kg4 b5
  48. 48.Rb8 Kh7
  49. 49.f4 b4
  50. 50.Kf5 b3
  51. 51.h6 b2
  52. 52.hxg7 Kxg7
  53. 53.h5 Rh1
  54. 54.Rb7+ Kf8
  55. 55.Rxb2 Rxh5+
  56. 56.Kg6 Ra5
  57. 57.f5 Ra1
  58. 58.Rb6 Rg1+
  59. 59.Kxf6 Kg8
  60. 60.Ke7 Re1+
  61. 61.Re6 Ra1
  62. 62.Rg6+ Kh7
  63. 63.Rd6 Ra7+
  64. 64.Rd7 Ra8
  65. 65.Kf6+ Kh6
  66. 66.Kf7 Rb8
  67. 67.f6 Ra8
  68. 68.Rb7 Kh7
  69. 69.Ke6+ Kg6
  70. 70.f7 Kg7
  71. 71.Ke7 Rf8
  72. 72.Rd7 Rxf7+
  73. 73.Ke6 Rxd7
  74. 74.Kxd7

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