Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Croatia GCT 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 8.6
Date 2019.07.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/1kp5/1p4p1/2p4p/p4P2/P1P3PP/1P1rRK2/8 b - - 10 36

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 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be6
  12. 12.Rad1+ Kc8
  13. 13.a3 b6
  14. 14.Bg5 Re8
  15. 15.Bxe7 Rxe7
  16. 16.Rfe1 Kb7
  17. 17.Ne2 g6
  18. 18.Nf4 Ng7
  19. 19.Ng5 Bf5
  20. 20.Re2 Rae8
  21. 21.g3 a5
  22. 22.c3 a4
  23. 23.f3 Be6
  24. 24.Nfxe6 Nxe6
  25. 25.Nxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.f4 c5
  27. 27.Kf2 f6
  28. 28.Rde1 Rd8
  29. 29.exf6 Rxf6
  30. 30.Re6 Rxe6
  31. 31.Rxe6 Rd2+
  32. 32.Re2 Rd3
  33. 33.Re3 Rd2+
  34. 34.Re2 Rd3
  35. 35.Re3 Rd2+
  36. 36.Re2

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