Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Cup 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 39 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 5.3
Date 2021.07.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/1pp5/p1p1Pp1k/5P2/1P1P2KP/P7/8 b - - 8 39

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.Qe2 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Qxd4
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc4
  12. 12.Rd3 Rd8
  13. 13.b3 Qh4
  14. 14.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  15. 15.Be3 Be7
  16. 16.Nc3 O-O
  17. 17.Rd1 Qc8
  18. 18.f4 Rd8
  19. 19.Rf1 g6
  20. 20.Ne4 Bf5
  21. 21.Bc5 Bxc5+
  22. 22.Nxc5 h5
  23. 23.Ne4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Qf5
  25. 25.Qxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Rf3 Rd1+
  27. 27.Kh2 h4
  28. 28.Rd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.cxd3 c5
  30. 30.Kg1 a5
  31. 31.Kf2 Kg7
  32. 32.Ke3 b6
  33. 33.Kf3 c6
  34. 34.g3 hxg3
  35. 35.Kxg3 Kg6
  36. 36.Kf3 Kh5
  37. 37.Kg3 Kg6
  38. 38.Kf3 Kh5
  39. 39.Kg3

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