Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Cup 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2021
Site Krasnaya Polyana RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2021.07.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/ppp1b2R/4k3/1P2P1p1/P1r3P1/6B1/5P2/6K1 w - - 9 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 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Rd8
  15. 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  16. 16.g4 hxg4
  17. 17.hxg4 Nd4
  18. 18.Rd1 c5
  19. 19.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  20. 20.Ne2 Kc8
  21. 21.Nxd4 cxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 g5
  23. 23.Bg3 Ra6
  24. 24.a4 Rc6
  25. 25.c3 Rb6
  26. 26.b4 Rc6
  27. 27.Rd3 Rc4
  28. 28.Rf3 Kd7
  29. 29.Rxf7 Ke6
  30. 30.Rh7 Rxc3
  31. 31.b5 Rc4
  32. 32.Rh6+ Kd5
  33. 33.Rh7 Ke6
  34. 34.Rh6+ Kd5
  35. 35.Rh7 Ke6

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