Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.4
Date 2019.08.11
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7b/4k1BP/6K1/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Nxe4
  6. 6.Qxe4 Qa5
  7. 7.c3 Bf5
  8. 8.Qf4 e6
  9. 9.Nh4 Bg6
  10. 10.d4 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Bd3 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Be2 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O Bd6
  16. 16.h3 Nd3
  17. 17.Qg5 Qe5
  18. 18.Qxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Bxd3 Rxd3
  20. 20.Re1 f6
  21. 21.Be3 b6
  22. 22.Kf1 Rhd8
  23. 23.Ke2 R3d7
  24. 24.h4 Kb7
  25. 25.a4 c5
  26. 26.a5 Kc6
  27. 27.axb6 axb6
  28. 28.Ra4 f5
  29. 29.g3 Re8
  30. 30.Kf3 Bf6
  31. 31.Rea1 Rd3
  32. 32.Ke2 Rd7
  33. 33.Ra8 Rxa8
  34. 34.Rxa8 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxd8 Bxd8
  36. 36.c4 b5
  37. 37.Kd3 Bf6
  38. 38.b3 Be5
  39. 39.Bd2 Bd4
  40. 40.f3 Bf2
  41. 41.Bf4 Bd4
  42. 42.g4 bxc4+
  43. 43.Kxc4 fxg4
  44. 44.fxg4 Bf6
  45. 45.h5 gxh5
  46. 46.gxh5 Be7
  47. 47.Be5 Bf8
  48. 48.Bc3 Kd6
  49. 49.Bb2 Kc6
  50. 50.Be5 Kb6
  51. 51.Kd5 Kb5
  52. 52.Bc3 Be7
  53. 53.Bxg7 Bg5
  54. 54.Bc3 Bh6
  55. 55.Be1 Bc1
  56. 56.Bf2 Kb4
  57. 57.Bxc5+ Kxb3
  58. 58.Ke4 Bh6
  59. 59.Kf5 Kc4
  60. 60.Kg6 Bd2
  61. 61.Be7 Kd5
  62. 62.Bg5 Bc3
  63. 63.h6 Ke6
  64. 64.h7 Bh8
  65. 65.Bh6 Ke7
  66. 66.Bg7

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