Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anatoly Karpov

City of Culture GM · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event City of Culture GM
Site Donostia ESP
Round 3
Date 2009.07.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b2k1/5n1n/5p2/1p3N1N/p1r4P/P1B5/1P3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nd6
  8. 8.Ne5 O-O
  9. 9.Qf3 c6
  10. 10.Re1 Nd7
  11. 11.Bf4 Re8
  12. 12.Nd2 Nf8
  13. 13.c4 dxc4
  14. 14.Ndxc4 Be6
  15. 15.Ne3 f6
  16. 16.N5g4 Nf7
  17. 17.d5 cxd5
  18. 18.Bb5 Bd7
  19. 19.Bxd7 Qxd7
  20. 20.Nxd5 Bd8
  21. 21.Rxe8 Qxe8
  22. 22.Qb3 b6
  23. 23.Nge3 Rc8
  24. 24.Nf5 Rc6
  25. 25.Bd6 Ng6
  26. 26.Bb4 Re6
  27. 27.h4 a5
  28. 28.Bc3 a4
  29. 29.Qc4 h5
  30. 30.Rd1 Nf8
  31. 31.Nf4 b5
  32. 32.Qd5 Rb6
  33. 33.Nxh5 Qc6
  34. 34.Qxc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.Nhxg7 Rc4
  36. 36.Nh5 Nh7
  37. 37.a3

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