Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.5
Date 2021.03.14
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/5p2/ppq3p1/3R3p/1P5P/2bNPQP1/5PK1/8 w - - 8 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nd2 Qb6
  6. 6.Qb3 c4
  7. 7.Qc2 g6
  8. 8.Ne2 Bf5
  9. 9.Qc1 Bd3
  10. 10.Ng3 Bxf1
  11. 11.Kxf1 h5
  12. 12.h4 Bg7
  13. 13.b3 cxb3
  14. 14.axb3 O-O
  15. 15.Ne2 Rac8
  16. 16.Qb1 Rfe8
  17. 17.g3 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Kg2 a6
  20. 20.Rc1 Ned7
  21. 21.b4 Ne5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qd3 Re7
  24. 24.Nf4 Rec7
  25. 25.Nf3 Rc4
  26. 26.Ra5 Qc7
  27. 27.Nxd5 Nxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxc3
  29. 29.Rxc3 Qxc3
  30. 30.Qe4 Qc6
  31. 31.Ne1 Re8
  32. 32.Qf3 Bc3
  33. 33.Nd3 b6
  34. 34.Nf4 Be5
  35. 35.Nd3 Bc3
  36. 36.Nf4 Be5
  37. 37.Nd3 Bc3

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