Vladimir Kramnik vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

45th GM 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 45th GM 2017
Site Dortmund GER
Round 5.3
Date 2017.07.21
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5p2/5k2/1R6/5K2/r7 b - - 7 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Bf4 Bf5
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc8
  9. 9.Rc1 a4
  10. 10.Qa3 Re8
  11. 11.c4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nbd2 e6
  13. 13.b4 axb3
  14. 14.Qxb3 Ne4
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.e3 h6
  17. 17.h4 Ra5
  18. 18.Nf1 Be6
  19. 19.Rab1 Ra7
  20. 20.a4 Qd8
  21. 21.N3d2 Nxd2
  22. 22.Nxd2 g5
  23. 23.hxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.Bxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Bxd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 Rxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Qxg3+
  28. 28.Qg2 Qxe3+
  29. 29.Kh1 g4
  30. 30.d5 Ne5
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qe4+ Qxe4+
  33. 33.Nxe4 Rxa4
  34. 34.Nc3 Rd4
  35. 35.Rd1 Nd3
  36. 36.Kg1 b5
  37. 37.Nxb5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Nc3 Bd4+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rh5+
  40. 40.Kg2 Nf4+
  41. 41.Kg3 Be5
  42. 42.Ne4 Kg6
  43. 43.Rg8+ Kf5
  44. 44.Nd6+ Bxd6
  45. 45.Rxd6 Rh3+
  46. 46.Kf2 Rf3+
  47. 47.Kg1 g3
  48. 48.Rd2 Ra3
  49. 49.Rd1 Ra2
  50. 50.Rxg3 Ne2+
  51. 51.Kf2 Nc3+
  52. 52.Ke1 Nxd1
  53. 53.Kxd1 Kf4
  54. 54.Rb3 f5
  55. 55.Ke1 Ra1+
  56. 56.Kf2 Ra2+
  57. 57.Kf1 Ra1+
  58. 58.Kf2

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