Vladimir Kramnik vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 11.4
Date 2014.08.14
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/2n5/Pk6/8/PK6/8/6B1/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng5 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Bd7
  7. 7.f4 e5
  8. 8.fxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Ng4
  10. 10.e6 Bxe6
  11. 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  12. 12.Be2 Ne5
  13. 13.Bf4 h6
  14. 14.O-O-O+ Ke7
  15. 15.Nf3 Nxc4
  16. 16.Nd4 Ne5
  17. 17.Nd5+ Bxd5
  18. 18.exd5 Rd8
  19. 19.Rhe1 Kf8
  20. 20.Nb5 Na6
  21. 21.Bf1 Re8
  22. 22.d6 cxd6
  23. 23.Nxd6 Re7
  24. 24.Nxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.Bxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Rxe5 Rc8+
  27. 27.Kb1 Nc5
  28. 28.Rc1 Rbc7
  29. 29.Re3 f5
  30. 30.Rec3 Ke7
  31. 31.b4 Ne6
  32. 32.Kb2 h5
  33. 33.h4 Rxc3
  34. 34.Rxc3 Rxc3
  35. 35.Kxc3 g5
  36. 36.hxg5 Nxg5
  37. 37.a4 Kd6
  38. 38.Kc4 f4
  39. 39.Kb5 Kc7
  40. 40.Ka6 Kb8
  41. 41.b5 f3
  42. 42.gxf3 Nxf3
  43. 43.Be2 Nd4
  44. 44.Bxh5 Nb3
  45. 45.Be2 Nc5+
  46. 46.Ka5 Kc7
  47. 47.Kb4 Na6+
  48. 48.Ka5 Nc5
  49. 49.Bf3 Kd6
  50. 50.Bh1 Kc7
  51. 51.Bg2 Nd3
  52. 52.Bf1 Nc5
  53. 53.Kb4 Na6+
  54. 54.Kc4 Kb6
  55. 55.Bg2 Nc7
  56. 56.Kb4 a5+
  57. 57.bxa6

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