Vladimir Kramnik vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 4.2
Date 2016.12.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/p7/8/1B2K3/8/6k1/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nc6
  7. 7.b3 e5
  8. 8.dxe5 Ng4
  9. 9.c4 d4
  10. 10.Ne4 Ngxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.Bc1 f5
  14. 14.Nc5 c6
  15. 15.Bb2 Qd6
  16. 16.e3 Nxc4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Qxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Nd6
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nb5
  21. 21.d5 Nc3
  22. 22.dxc6 Nxd1
  23. 23.Bd5+ Kh8
  24. 24.cxb7 Bxb7
  25. 25.Bxb7 Rad8
  26. 26.Ne6 Rfe8
  27. 27.Nxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Kf1 Nc3
  29. 29.a3 Rb8
  30. 30.Rc1 Nb5
  31. 31.Rc8+ Rxc8
  32. 32.Bxc8 Nxa3
  33. 33.Ke2 Nb5
  34. 34.Kd3 Kg7
  35. 35.Bd7 Nd6
  36. 36.f3 Kf6
  37. 37.Kd4 Nf7
  38. 38.Bb5 Ne5
  39. 39.Be2 g5
  40. 40.Kd5 h5
  41. 41.b4 Ng6
  42. 42.b5 f4
  43. 43.g4 hxg4
  44. 44.fxg4 Ne5
  45. 45.h3 f3
  46. 46.Bf1 f2
  47. 47.Ke4 Ng6
  48. 48.Ke3 Ke5
  49. 49.Bg2 Nf8
  50. 50.Kxf2 Kf4
  51. 51.Ke2 Kg3
  52. 52.Bf1 Ne6
  53. 53.Ke3 Nf4
  54. 54.Ke4 Nxh3
  55. 55.Kf5 Nf2
  56. 56.Kxg5 Nxg4
  57. 57.Be2 Ne3
  58. 58.Kf6 Nd5+
  59. 59.Ke5 Nc3
  60. 60.Bc4 Nxb5
  61. 61.Bxb5

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